His leaden arms. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A leaden weight. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
leaden steps. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
She reached the landing at the mid-point of the staircase and saw the twin leaden benches that sat on either side of the platform. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » 2007 » July : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
“Increase speed to nine-point-nine,” Riker told him, every word leaden. From Wordnik.com. [VENDETTA: THE GIANT NOVEL] Reference
His public utterances are more likely to be described as leaden than poetic. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Tips for engaging children in the kitchen] Reference
23 I have adopted the word leaden as expressive of the idea implied in the original word, viz. grey or greyish blue; hence, dulled, dimmed. From Wordnik.com. [The Koran (Al-Qur'an)] Reference
Her foot is 'leaden' both in regard to its tardiness and its weight. From Wordnik.com. [Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah] Reference
Silence, gray and leaden as the misty sky, settled over the dory. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference
She could smell the animal of him, taste a leaden fear in her mouth. From Wordnik.com. [The Snow Child and the Fiendish Lover] Reference
Luckily it is not one of those leaden bricks of official reminiscence. From Wordnik.com. [An Ally] Reference
And I am sure the time flew on -- not leaden feet, but just the opposite. From Wordnik.com. [Antony Gray,—Gardener] Reference
It was like the first ray of sunshine breaking through a week of leaden sky. From Wordnik.com. [A Village of Vagabonds] Reference
Washington looked bleak, the skies a leaden gray, the streets coated with icy snow. From Wordnik.com. [A Time Of Trial] Reference
His brain was working rapidly, the while he felt a curious leaden sensation at his heart. From Wordnik.com. [Antony Gray,—Gardener] Reference
The last one had been somewhat torn where the various leaden missiles had passed through. From Wordnik.com. [With Trapper Jim in the North Woods] Reference
"The fellow who used to wear leaden armlets to harden his muscles and smash Clifton's jaw.". From Wordnik.com. [The Bill-Toppers] Reference
Not a breath of air stirred the vast forest, and the waters of the lake took on a leaden hue. From Wordnik.com. [Woman on the American Frontier] Reference
It was this, this vague sense of tragedy, that was causing that leaden sensation at his heart. From Wordnik.com. [Antony Gray,—Gardener] Reference
And Bryson's leaden whimsy and faux-conversational tone make him an intensely annoying Virgil. From Wordnik.com. [Did Someone Say No Worries?] Reference
"In youth the hours are golden, in mature years they are silvern, in old age they are leaden.". From Wordnik.com. [The True Citizen, How to Become One] Reference
The one doctor who saw me, treated me like I was The Man With the Golden Arm (and leaden wallet.). From Wordnik.com. [Barry Crimmins: Sickened Ire] Reference
There's a requisite I-love-you-mom song and another well meaning but leaden track about Hurricane Katrina. From Wordnik.com. [Jay-Z's Return with 'Kingdom Come' Spotty] Reference
I was genuinely surprised by my leaden fatigue, even though the surgeon predicted six-to-eight weeks for recovery. From Wordnik.com. [Giving A Kidney, Gaining A Lifelong Friend] Reference
In Vietnam a wave had knocked me to the ground, but now my leaden fatigue seemed to dissolve in the beautiful blue. From Wordnik.com. [Tipping Point] Reference
Such leaden symbols weigh the play down like anvils on a hummingbird, and not even Shepard's lyric genius can make it fly. From Wordnik.com. [Sam Shepard Tosses A Grenade] Reference
His bad back forces him to hunch with leaden shoulders, and he takes to drinking nearly as much of his liquor as he sells. From Wordnik.com. [Two Lives] Reference
For prospect, I have a window like my own, at about five yards 'distance, a few feet of red brick, and a leaden water-pipe!. From Wordnik.com. [A Sheaf of Corn] Reference
Beyond, in a haze of chill sea mist, lie the woodlands, long undulating ribbons of gray twigs crouching under a leaden sky. From Wordnik.com. [A Village of Vagabonds] Reference
Such was the case with the "Pursuits of Literature," a leaden-footed satire that had as much claim to merit as the statue of. From Wordnik.com. [Life and Remains of John Clare "The Northamptonshire Peasant Poet"] Reference
Their weapon was a leathern sling, by which leaden balls were thrown, with great skill and accuracy, at a distance of 500 paces. From Wordnik.com. [C. Sallusti Crispi De Bello Catilinario Et Jugurthino] Reference
One leaden pellet drew blood from the back of Jim's hand, while Throppy, a little slow in dropping to cover, was stung on the cheek. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference
He was gone, and through the light veil of the encroaching mists she could see him shearing his way through the leaden-coloured sea. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
He looked out over the waters of the lake, but the east was leaden now; her lips were sealed; she had passed silently into the night. From Wordnik.com. [The Gentle Art of Cooking Wives] Reference
And in addition to the occasional leaden metaphor, she's tacked on one of those "where are they now?" endings that's rushed and forced. From Wordnik.com. [Jesse Kornbluth: In 'The Recessionistas,' Wall Street Wives Freak Out As Their Husbands Lose Everything. You'll Cheer.] Reference
Through Deal's lens, we see farther, into a space just beyond, vast in its own right, above the choir ceiling and beneath the leaden roof. From Wordnik.com. [Unseen Washington: Photographer David Deal sees the city's hidden side] Reference
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