All I know is someone used the word passel in a sentence, and I like it. From Wordnik.com. [Nunc Scio » Blog Archive » The (possible) Science of Cat Ladies] Reference
Umlaut knew the word passel because he had heard Demon Professor Grossclout use it once. From Wordnik.com. [Up In A Heaval]
Coming up, a passel of progeny and a slew of songs. From Wordnik.com. ['Mary Smith' Wakes Up Village Sleepyheads] Reference
If I see 'em they talkin 'a passel of foolish talk. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 7] Reference
Consider this limpid passel of goo: previous - next. From Wordnik.com. [outfoxed Diary Entry] Reference
We have a whole passel of education bills up there. From Wordnik.com. [Presidents Remarks At Florida Presidential Dinner] Reference
He went outside and walked right into a passel of cops. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 2, 2008] Reference
Her husband already has another woman, a passel of kids. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 24, 2005] Reference
He has a passel of tunes with which to wind down the summer. From Wordnik.com. [Annoying Music For Labor Day] Reference
"If they take after you you're in for a passel of old maids.". From Wordnik.com. [Lonesome Dove]
Hit tuk a passel of victuals, 'cause dem shuckers could sho 'hide. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 2] Reference
A passel of health care lobbyists teetered by in a cloud of perfume. From Wordnik.com. [Fox News Gets a Griff] Reference
A passel o 'theories why reporters don't like to write about Edwards. From Wordnik.com. [Study: Media Giving Middle Finger To Edwards] Reference
If you've got a passel of kids, that's a 25 percent or more increase. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 19, 2008] Reference
I seed a passel of dem eat up a whole sack of flour one night for supper. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1] Reference
For me, tax preparation elicits a passel of moods: dread, boredom, anxiety. From Wordnik.com. [Music to do taxes by] Reference
Edwards had a whole passel of votes he said were wrong and he was sorry for. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Campaign Hits Back Hard Against Hillary's "Security Mom" Ad] Reference
We git de wagons we hid, and de whole passel of us leaves out for Shreveport. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Oklahoma Narratives] Reference
I've got a passel of work to do there, with the weather coming on the way it is. From Wordnik.com. [The Moving Picture Girls First Appearances in Photo Dramas] Reference
"A ladies 'man like me could hardly be expected to resist such a passel of ladies.". From Wordnik.com. [Lonesome Dove]
But 9: 00, a whole passel of states close and a couple of interesting stories arise then. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 7, 2006] Reference
"I don't see what right a passel of youngsters have t 'tramp through a man's field for, anyhow?". From Wordnik.com. [Tom Fairfield's Pluck and Luck] Reference
She's gone traipsin 'off with that passel of gals that Paw Hoover sold his garden truck to yesterday. From Wordnik.com. [A Campfire Girl's First Council Fire The Camp Fire Girls In the Woods] Reference
Once in the '80s, for example, I saw Mia Farrow coming out of Central Park with an enormous passel of kids. From Wordnik.com. [Giles Slade: Planes, Presidents, and the Big Apple] Reference
It gives a whole passel of very deserving photographers long-overdue exposure on an art-world center stage. From Wordnik.com. [Arts Extra: The 'Censorship Drill Again? Yo Mama!'] Reference
The passel of sagebrush typeseven includes a Gabby Hayes clone (Mark Hammer) as the geriatric suitor, Gremio. From Wordnik.com. [Actor's Gotta Do What An Actor's Gotta Do] Reference
He brung home er great passel of dem yelpin 'an' pullin 'at de ropes, but when he turned dem loose dey didn' find. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1] Reference
The setup: a passel of friends descend on their rich buddy's home in some idyllic part of France for their annual vacation. From Wordnik.com. [Erica Abeel: Toronto Film Festival: The Essential and the Trivial] Reference
Mostly because accepting Christianity means accepting a passel of other Western ideas that would inevitably erode their power. From Wordnik.com. [Christine Wicker: Drop Bibles, not bombs] Reference
Looking at the rear view, visitors see the subject holding the passel of birds he caught, strung up and flung over one shoulder. From Wordnik.com. [Bronzino's Time to Shine] Reference
A passel of other unique tax breaks, including a deduction for property tax, is available to folks who use the standard deduction. From Wordnik.com. [Bigger standard deduction makes itemizing less attractive] Reference
And while we all set there like a passel o 'mutes, Sally Ann got up and marched down the middle aisle and stood right by' Lizabeth. From Wordnik.com. [Aunt Jane of Kentucky] Reference
Those of us who write progressive commentary for Southern newspapers are, often, about as popular as a passel of skunks at a picnic. From Wordnik.com. [Linda Hansen: Fears, Smears And Loathing In The Deep South: The Race Is On] Reference
Swipe fees charged at checkout are among a passel of hidden fees and penalties that plague consumers, according to Consumer Reports. From Wordnik.com. [Senate swipes at retailer "swipe fees," consumers may benefit] Reference
A passel of fool boys is mighty apt to go over thar an 'fill theirselves up with corn whiskey, an' the party will just about end up in. From Wordnik.com. [Judith of the Cumberlands] Reference
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