The patient recited a litany of complaints. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A litany of failures. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The word litany comes from the Latin litania, from the Greek λιτή litê, meaning "prayer" or "supplication". From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-02-01] Reference
You cite what you call a litany of reasons for Lehmans 'bankruptcy. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 6, 2008] Reference
Because that's another one of these litany -- what I call the litany of lies. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 27, 2003] Reference
Chrono Trigger are best described as a litany of nit-picks. From Wordnik.com. [Latest from PALGN] Reference
The litany is endless. From Wordnik.com. [William Fisher: The Fall and Rise of a Lovely Day] Reference
He kept talking to them, a kind of litany, until he felt the psychic tension resolve into a tolerable level. From Wordnik.com. [Floating City]
We've heard in the past from Republicans, a kind of litany, who lost China, let's be tough on communism, tough on terrorism. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 27, 2008] Reference
Also, there is a kind of litany in it reminiscent of the style of Psalm 136. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Police and fire union leaders say they have a "litany" of beefs with Mayor Byron W. From Wordnik.com. [ Region] Reference
Police and fire union leaders say they have a "litany" of beefs with the administration. From Wordnik.com. [ Region] Reference
The ceremony was began by the recital of a kind of litany, containing the life of Mahomet from his birth to his death. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of Napoleon — Volume 03] Reference
Instead, it is a baroque litany of terror and mayhem. From Wordnik.com. [Isolation Nation] Reference
The litany of offenses is as familiar as it is depressing. From Wordnik.com. [The Politics Of Promiscuity] Reference
The response to this litany of evidence is supposed to be, "Ha!". From Wordnik.com. [What Is An Outsider?] Reference
But "Tears in the Desert" is far more than a litany of her pain. From Wordnik.com. [Piercing the Silence] Reference
The litany of troubles in Detroit has masked some home-turf successes. From Wordnik.com. [Revving America] Reference
It's a litany of dreams deferred, whereas the novel was rich with life. From Wordnik.com. [Growing Pains] Reference
The litany of Chinese mistakes eerily echoes Europe's own in the China market. From Wordnik.com. [Companies: Cultural Confusion] Reference
And they will often listen to their parents repeat the litany over and over again. From Wordnik.com. [A Cautionary Campaign] Reference
But our country's recent litany of mayhem with guns reveals how violent it still is. From Wordnik.com. [Why We Still Have A Long Way To Go] Reference
We discovered that the competition began with the judges clinging to a litany of grievances. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: The Fix Was In] Reference
Since Ca 'Dario's construction in 1487, a litany of woes has been visited upon its occupants. From Wordnik.com. [Woody Risks Death In Venice] Reference
But because the information was buried in a long litany of other fraud cases, it went unnoticed. From Wordnik.com. [How Safe Is Lumpectomy?] Reference
His reluctance is part of a litany of excuses too many people use to avoid buying life insurance. From Wordnik.com. [What's Life Worth?] Reference
Put icing on the cake by mentioning a litany of outsiders who came to America to build businesses. From Wordnik.com. [How to Get the Geek Vote] Reference
"We gave Walsh a litany of reasons for dismissing these counts," says a source close to Weinberger. From Wordnik.com. [Anatomy Of A Pardon: Why Weinberger Walked] Reference
The Democrats 'first inclination is to expand the litany, rather than developing a focused narrative. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Word: James Carville] Reference
Armstrong is quick to recite the litany of things that could go wrong: illness, injury, equipment problems. From Wordnik.com. [Just Call It The Tour De Lance] Reference
In addition, Europeans have a list of perceived slights and insults so long it begins to sound like a litany. From Wordnik.com. [The Arrogant American?] Reference
The etching phase has been a litany of technicalities concerning United Nations resolutions not complied with. From Wordnik.com. [Etchings And Then Posters] Reference
White House spinners spent last week eagerly pushing the litany of security failings in previous administrations. From Wordnik.com. [The Chinese Puzzle] Reference
A natural storyteller and wit, McCourt sidesteps sentimentality with a litany of hardship that would make a cynic flinch. From Wordnik.com. [From 'Ashes' To Stardom] Reference
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