We must not always try to plumb the depths of the human heart; the truths it contains are among those that are best seen in half-light or in perspective. From LearnThat.org. [François R. Chateaubriand (1768-1848)]
Fell plumb in the middle of the puddle. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The tower of Pisa is far out of plumb. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
His own dexterity in catching the phrase plumb in the middle gave him a thrill of excitement. From Wordnik.com. [The Years] Reference
Small Creek on the L.S. called plumb Creek at abt. From Wordnik.com. [Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806] Reference
Thus we say that the plumb is a symbol of rectitude of conduct. From Wordnik.com. [The Symbolism of Freemasonry] Reference
LOHO: Meaning the plumb is the vertical, perfect 90 degrees, and level is the horizontal. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 16, 2005] Reference
The tools typically come as small weights that are suspended from a point using a string known as a plumb line. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The dirt airstrip cut into a grove of black cottonwoods was adequate without being what you could call plumb level or arrow straight. From Wordnik.com. [Fool’s Paradise] Reference
A British woman wins a "plumb" job in a Middle East TV show. From Wordnik.com. [The Blog of Kev] Reference
I guess we're about to find out what levels that dipstick can "plumb" to. From Wordnik.com. [Crooks and Liars] Reference
Never before had Marshal Crow seen that ancient hat so much as the fraction of an inch out of "plumb" with the bridge of. From Wordnik.com. [Anderson Crow, Detective] Reference
If you'd only started at it when you was young, I reckon you'd both have been what you might call plumb good shots now. ". From Wordnik.com. [Copper Streak Trail] Reference
Builders, carpenters and masons use plumb bobs all the time to make sure that their constructions are "plumb," or vertically true. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Until one day my noddle here, it got plumb out o 'fix. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Hanging Fork and Other Poems] Reference
But the tower stood, inexplicably, 5.5 degrees off plumb. From Wordnik.com. [Righting One Wrong Tower] Reference
"Pardon me, I'd plumb forgotten that you bruised your shin!". From Wordnik.com. [Over the Line] Reference
"It just seems plumb foolishness," declared one grizzled salt. From Wordnik.com. [The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast] Reference
"They're plumb sure ter pass through One Tree Gulch," he declared. From Wordnik.com. [Kiddie the Scout] Reference
"I'm plumb sorry to see ye go, and that's a fact," growled the outlaw. From Wordnik.com. [Americans All Stories of American Life of To-Day] Reference
We do not plumb the deepest depths even of those who are closest to us. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
He will stretch the line of confusion over it, and the plumb line of emptiness. From Wordnik.com. [The World English Bible (WEB):] Reference
The iHandy Carpenter features a level (shown), plumb bob, ruler, and protractor. From Wordnik.com. [The best iPhone apps for home improvement] Reference
But we've got most of the stuff stuck in somewhere and the books are plumb full. From Wordnik.com. [Heart of Gold] Reference
Then all of a sudden, I saw that the shelves were full, -- just plumb full of people. From Wordnik.com. [Heart of Gold] Reference
For these seven shall rejoice, and shall see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. From Wordnik.com. [The World English Bible (WEB):] Reference
The aberrant behavior of Hillary and Martha and Howell and Sammy plumb different depths. From Wordnik.com. [Oh What Webs We Weave] Reference
One of them remarked, "The first man was over my head, and the second just plumb crazy.". From Wordnik.com. [Frank H. Nelson of Cincinnati] Reference
Parker Spitzer (CNN at 8 p.m.): Kathleen Parker and Eliot Spitzer plumb the day's news. From Wordnik.com. [More fall TV season premiere dates] Reference
Unfortunately none of the four leads has the vocal reach to plumb the music's heartbreaking depths. From Wordnik.com. [Sorry And Grateful, After All, For 'Follies'] Reference
To ask how this could be is to plumb deep waters, to seek an identity that runs even deeper than race. From Wordnik.com. [Looking Into A Broken Mirror] Reference
Every generation tries to plumb the man anew, and we are now in the midst of another such reappraisal. From Wordnik.com. [The Jefferson Enigma] Reference
What was HBO thinking when it decided to plumb new depths by staging a Monica Lewinsky retrospective interview?. From Wordnik.com. ['Battle Of The Bad Girls' Isn't A Bad Idea] Reference
One question: what depths will Scorsese plumb from Stone, who in the past has gotten more publicity than respect?. From Wordnik.com. [Goodbye To The Kids' Stuff] Reference
The aim of the Democratic majority, led by Judiciary chairman Joe Biden of Delaware, will be to plumb Thomas's views. From Wordnik.com. [Hearing But Not Speaking] Reference
So it's time for another Armstrong Commission, not just to plumb the guile of agents but to grill the executives who reward it. From Wordnik.com. [Here They Go Again] Reference
These first questions were prelude to further questioning, designed to plumb the students 'underlying motives for learning and mastery. From Wordnik.com. [Sucking Up Has Its Limits] Reference
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