Aliena said, with a touch of her old imperiousness. From Wordnik.com. [The Pillars of the Earth]
Then, looking up with sudden, charming imperiousness. From Wordnik.com. [The Diamond Coterie] Reference
"And this is my office," Lara said with matching imperiousness. From Wordnik.com. [Where There's Smoke]
"Leave us," she said to Raistlin with her customary imperiousness. From Wordnik.com. [The Soulforge]
Spencer, the imperiousness of Root, and the ability of a statesman. From Wordnik.com. [A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3] Reference
I think all the arrogance and imperiousness went out of Maxil that day. From Wordnik.com. [Restoree]
He is capable of great humility and yet also of a certain imperiousness. From Wordnik.com. [Learning From His Life] Reference
The resulting statement is: Here sits imperiousness that's ready to pop. From Wordnik.com. [Fashion takes a leading role in 'The Real Housewives' franchise] Reference
A life of indolence and luxury had bred a certain air of imperiousness in her. From Wordnik.com. [Colorado Jim] Reference
TOURE: But Donald's imperiousness is what we love and Martha doesn't have that. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 20, 2005] Reference
"I wish it," with a touch of her natural imperiousness; "I believe it is best.". From Wordnik.com. [The Diamond Coterie] Reference
"I am queen of Vendhya," she reminded him with a touch of her old imperiousness. From Wordnik.com. [The Bloody Crown of Conan]
'I am Queen of Vendhya,' she reminded him with a touch of her old imperiousness. From Wordnik.com. [The Conan Chronicles]
May-may summoned her strength and shrugged with a trace of her old imperiousness. From Wordnik.com. [Tai-Pan]
But nobody minded the imperiousness -- it was no day for quarrelling or unwisdom. From Wordnik.com. [Dishes & Beverages of the Old South] Reference
Nor could the harper blame him; he'd seen enough of D'gan's imperiousness firsthand. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon's Fire]
She was silent a moment; then looked up with a touch of her old, bright imperiousness. From Wordnik.com. [Half A Chance] Reference
He was struck by the imperiousness, proud ease, and self-confidence of the haughty girl. From Wordnik.com. [The Brothers Karamazov] Reference
A sort of cruelty, an imperiousness, even in his warmth, had characterized Charles Stow. From Wordnik.com. [A Changed Man] Reference
She could not maintain that cold imperiousness for long, not with the exultation she felt. From Wordnik.com. [The Coelura]
He made the house lively by his activity, his imperiousness, his scolding, and his good-nature. From Wordnik.com. [Vanity Fair] Reference
Since the beginning of Fashion, designers have had no trouble upholding a tradition of imperiousness. From Wordnik.com. [Gioia Diliberto: Why Designers Are Dissing Michelle] Reference
Maria Sharapova has in the past alienated opponents with her imperiousness at the pre-match knock-up. From Wordnik.com. [Wimbledon 2010: Anastasia Rodionova hit by moody blues] Reference
Her outburst had embodied an off-handed imperiousness that enlarged my appreciation of her character. From Wordnik.com. [Asimov's Science Fiction]
Martha with her violent temper and angry imperiousness, and, worst of all, with her inferiority and her age. From Wordnik.com. [The History of Pendennis] Reference
At the door of the bedroom, a double guard was posted to whom Maxil issued his request with new-found imperiousness. From Wordnik.com. [Restoree]
Sometimes I too had an instinct toward that same highhanded imperiousness that showed itself in my grandfather's letter. From Wordnik.com. [The Turquoise Mask]
He was filled with a passionate silence and imperiousness, a curious, dark, masterful force that supplanted thought in him. From Wordnik.com. [The Captain's Doll] Reference
Since 1988 it had been led with quiet imperiousness by Serota, who had taken over at a time when new funding was a priority. From Wordnik.com. [Book Excerpt: ‘Provenance’] Reference
"Of course we did," she answered with some imperiousness, "or we should not have sent the carriage and servants to meet you.". From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878] Reference
Good organization, discipline, a rigid hierarchy and imperiousness are the hallmarks of any self-respecting French institution. From Wordnik.com. [Skiing Without the Lift] Reference
His apparent imperiousness and arrogance conceal a kindness of heart which I have often seen degenerate into positive weakness. From Wordnik.com. [The Honor of the Name] Reference
There was a shadow of imperiousness in her voice, and for a moment, he recalled more vividly the woman he had known as a child. From Wordnik.com. [Ship Of Magic]
They ask the news in soft, lisping Dutch that might be a woman's; but the lazy imperiousness of their bearing stamps them as free men. From Wordnik.com. [From Capetown to Ladysmith An Unfinished Record of the South African War] Reference
The girl's voice, also strangely accented, had none of the imperiousness that Nan would have expected coming from the child of a 'toff. From Wordnik.com. [Werehunter]
The foreign policy failures were caused by the inability of our imperiousness leaders to entertain evidence that didn't fit their views. From Wordnik.com. [Jared Bernstein: Risk Manager-In-Chief] Reference
There were wild swans on the pond as well, who would claim their share of bread and grain with the usual imperiousness of such creatures. From Wordnik.com. [The Gates Of Sleep]
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