"We're booked on a five-o'clock flight to Denver.". From Wordnik.com. [Hoodwink]
A lady may use her own visiting cards for five-o'clock tea. From Wordnik.com. [Manners and Social Usages] Reference
Dat would appreciate her help with the five-o'clock milking. From Wordnik.com. [Covenant]
The five-o'clock tea began in England, and is continued there, as. From Wordnik.com. [Manners and Social Usages] Reference
He had a five-o'clock shadow, and it wasn't even four-thirty in the morning. From Wordnik.com. [Cinderella At The Ball]
We took the five-o'clock train down, and a nice cold drive we had going home. From Wordnik.com. [Chateau and Country Life in France] Reference
Gen. Mark Kimmitt, the military briefer at the five-o'clock follies in Baghdad. From Wordnik.com. [Shadowland: A (Terrorist's) Letter from Iraq] Reference
His cheeks looked hollow, their contours emphasized by his five-o'clock shadow. From Wordnik.com. [Father Christmas]
In the little shop parlour now sat a woman and her husband, at their five-o'clock tea. From Wordnik.com. [Adrien Leroy] Reference
With his five-o'clock shadow and fast food paunch, the guy looked more like Homer Simpson. From Wordnik.com. [Break No Bones]
The man was neat and clean-shaven, though his five-o'clock shadow was heavy even against his dark skin. From Wordnik.com. [The I Inside]
Nixon had five-o'clock shadow, sweat sparkling off his upper lip, and body language that suggested wood. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Alderman: What Issues? It's About Personality!] Reference
In full pinstripe zoot suit, complete with matching hat, fake five-o'clock shadow and bright white spats. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
Winborne was at the spot he'd described, five-o'clock shadow making his face resemble an unwashed ashtray. From Wordnik.com. [Break No Bones]
We were the focus of media attention, whether it was the five-o'clock news or The Tonight Show or The New York Times. From Wordnik.com. [An American Family] Reference
It does not interfere with a five-o'clock tea or a drive in the park, nor unfit her for a dinner or an evening entertainment. From Wordnik.com. [Manners and Social Usages] Reference
Nixon eschewed using make-up - he arrived on TV screens with a thick, five-o'clock shadow, and a sweaty upper lip; pale, pasty. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2004-09-26] Reference
That it frequently breakfasts at five-o'clock tea. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Humorous Verse] Reference
The limits of five-o'clock tea were far too narrow. From Wordnik.com. [Vixen, Volume II.] Reference
"I have to catch the five-o'clock train," Hugh answered. From Wordnik.com. [A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time] Reference
Once a week he permitted himself the delight of five-o'clock tea in. From Wordnik.com. [Charlotte's Inheritance] Reference
"Ah," said the girl, with an inspiration, "this is the sort of five-o'clock I like.". From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner] Reference
Amelius would be sure to find her, if he arranged to call in time for five-o'clock tea. From Wordnik.com. [The Fallen Leaves] Reference
So few humans learn that this invitation to live specifies not the hours, like a five-o'clock. From Wordnik.com. [The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation] Reference
Mrs. Mayne has some friends coming to five-o'clock tea, and she wants us to go over for an hour. From Wordnik.com. [Not Like Other Girls] Reference
"You must be gone if you will reach that certain town for the five-o'clock train of the morning.". From Wordnik.com. [The Guest of Quesnay] Reference
"Why, child, Mary's going to be married at half-past seven, and there's the five-o'clock train now.". From Wordnik.com. [Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby] Reference
Germany, affectionately known for his five-o'clock shadow, kipper ties and colourful weather forecasts. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
The five-o'clock at Mrs. Bartlett Glow's was probably an event to nobody in Newport except Mrs. Benson. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner] Reference
Once, after such a silent sacrifice on her part, Madeline and she drove up to the Percivals 'for five-o'clock tea. From Wordnik.com. [Jewel Weed] Reference
CURZON just back from far East; has sat astride the Wall of China, and taken five-o'clock tea with the QUEEN OF COREA. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 1, 1893] Reference
What a contrast to the afternoons at Glen Cottage, -- tennis, and five-o'clock tea, and the company of their young friends!. From Wordnik.com. [Not Like Other Girls] Reference
He fancied that might be the reason why the circle at the five-o'clock cocktails gradually diminished as the winter passed. From Wordnik.com. [Questionable Shapes] Reference
Paul Hollister's face broke into a good-humored smile as a moment later he caught the faraway five-o'clock whistles calling from the city. From Wordnik.com. [The Squirrel-Cage] Reference
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