If nobody said anything unless he knew what he was talking about, a ghastly hush would descend upon the earth. From LearnThat.org. [Sir Alan Patrick Herbert (1890-1971).]
ghastly wounds. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The Yankees stumbled into the playoffs in ghastly fashion. From Wordnik.com. [Boss wisely banked on Yankee pride] Reference
On stark forms upon the sward; green and red in ghastly heaps. From Wordnik.com. [The Four Winds of Eirinn] Reference
The Idle Man and the Writer wreathed their countenances in ghastly smiles, and did likewise. From Wordnik.com. [A Thousand Miles Up the Nile] Reference
A living death: the corruption (Ga 6: 8) of death combined in ghastly union with the conscious sensibility of life. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
I never drive by the Caesars 'palaces, without recalling the ghastly jest of Tiberius, when he sent for some fifteen of the. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 27, January, 1860] Reference
This had to be a bad dream or some kind of ghastly mistake. From Wordnik.com. [Laura's Baby]
He was a strong, red-faced individual, but his face turned to a kind of ghastly pallor. From Wordnik.com. [Madge Morton's Victory] Reference
It is outrageous for the President to deliver this kind of ghastly insult to our nations Physicians. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Kerry Says ‘I’m Sorry’ on MSNBC, Snow Still Claiming He Hasn’t Apologized] Reference
Smit said the NNP had based its demand on the "ghastly" financial position of the UN Security Council. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
But evidence of naturally inexplicable phenomena mounts with "ghastly" (to use one of the narrator's favoured adjectives) slowness. From Wordnik.com. [The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters] Reference
'You ruined my life' Brown told Blair in 'ghastly' row. From Wordnik.com. [The First Post: Latest] Reference
Video shows 'ghastly' kettling of students, 23 December. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
It was a kind of ghastly waiting for the jurymen to return. From Wordnik.com. [The Day of Judgment] Reference
Judge Edward Neafsey called the crime "ghastly" on Wednesday. From Wordnik.com. [Kansas City Star: Front Page] Reference
Macquarie's Lucinda Chan described the selloff at the market open as "ghastly". From Wordnik.com. [NEWS.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
Out of interest Magnus, what did you find that was so 'ghastly' about Docs to Go?. From Wordnik.com. [Discussions: Message List - root] Reference
A return to the energy package, specifically those who have been making "ghastly" comments. From Wordnik.com. [The Latest From www.politics.co.uk] Reference
Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy called the decision "ghastly," and in one respect, it was. From Wordnik.com. [StAugustine.com] Reference
The cash crunch at the New York Times is now being called "ghastly" after October's numbers came in. From Wordnik.com. [Gothamist] Reference
Troops can keep themselves busy in the field, but for the relatives left behind, it's "ghastly," he said. From Wordnik.com. [CBC | Top Stories News] Reference
She had imagined some kind of ghastly face, with malignity petrified in its features; now she saw a great head, fixed on. From Wordnik.com. [Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero] Reference
It was probably because she had ceased to love him that she could look forward with a kind of ghastly composure to seeing him again. From Wordnik.com. [Sanctuary] Reference
Senior Labour figures are trying to distance the Government from three former Cabinet ministers facing "ghastly" sleaze allegations. From Wordnik.com. [icSolihull] Reference
Judge John Bevan told the jurors that they had sat through 'ghastly' evidence and excused any from being called for jury service again. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
"ghastly", and he doesn't hold back on his fellow leaders. From Wordnik.com. [Politics news, UK and world political comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk] Reference
"ghastly" transformation Hilton saw that there really was a bright side and began to study it. From Wordnik.com. [Masters of Space] Reference
Iraq hangs over his ship of state like some ghastly albatross. From Wordnik.com. [The Decent Thing] Reference
Psychotics sometimes hear voices commanding them to commit ghastly acts. From Wordnik.com. [Motherhood And Murder] Reference
Every imagined danger or adverse social trend is not as ghastly as it seems. From Wordnik.com. [The Triumph Of The Psycho-Fact] Reference
A bystander might have thought some ghastly catastrophe had struck the earth. From Wordnik.com. [All-Nighters In New York] Reference
As illogically vivid as a nightmare, "" The Bad Daughter '' is a ghastly tale. From Wordnik.com. [It's Better To Tell All Than To Tell It Well] Reference
But with luck, we won't have to watch idly as HIV continues its ghastly world tour. From Wordnik.com. [Is Aids Forever?] Reference
In the past two weeks, though, the ghastly, gut-wrenching spectacle has escalated even further. From Wordnik.com. [Who Has The Right To Die?] Reference
And once you've had a good tour of the museum's admittedly ghastly inventory, you tend to agree. From Wordnik.com. [Exhibits: Terrible, Beautiful] Reference
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