Happiness does not light gently on my shoulder like a butterfly. She pounces on my lap, demanding that I scratch behind her ears. From LearnThat.org. [Unknown]
She raises her arm high, her elbow cocked and ready to pounce, that is, stab. From Wordnik.com. [You've Been Warned]
A contributor to Biased-BBC a "pounce" makes some interesting points about the BBC's biased reporting of this issue. From Wordnik.com. [The AIDS epidemic] Reference
Not reaching for the winged one but in a kind of pounce and retreat pattern as if she played with some prey in a cruel fashion. From Wordnik.com. [Flight in Yiktor]
Beppo, who had been searching for them, emerged from the dark with a kind of pounce and talked Italian to them vociferously. From Wordnik.com. [The Enchanted April] Reference
Know what you need -- and when you see it, pounce. From Wordnik.com. [The French Exception] Reference
Others were quick to pounce on Obama's statements. From Wordnik.com. [Obama's Ground Zero Mosque Comments: President Recalibrates (VIDEO)] Reference
Traders often use the occasion to pounce on Standard. From Wordnik.com. [Monthly Moves by 'Fear Gauge' Can Be More Quirky Than Scary] Reference
She tried to pounce on it but it was out of her reach. From Wordnik.com. [Arcana Magi - c.19: Opportunity Arising] Reference
See also: "Use an RSS feed to pounce on Craiglist deals". From Wordnik.com. [5 Black Friday deal sites to follow] Reference
She ran up to the Sentinel and pounce her back onto the cot. From Wordnik.com. [Arcana Magi - c.22: Moving Forward] Reference
Ready to pounce on me as if I were some bloody rib eye steak. From Wordnik.com. [Butcher Knife] Reference
Another: labour's pet police may pounce if your dog gets bored. From Wordnik.com. [U.K. Pets Get 'Freedoms'] Reference
Just as he was about to pounce on her, I squealed with delight. From Wordnik.com. [Amy Bernays: Motherhood] Reference
Breaking free, Ely pounce the goat causing Angela to fall over. From Wordnik.com. [The Impossible Man - Ep.11: Best Friends] Reference
All crouched and silver, muscular and menacing, ready to pounce. From Wordnik.com. [2009 Chicago Auto Show: Transformers unleashed] Reference
The GAO report portrays an industry poised to pounce on any lead. From Wordnik.com. [GAO inquiry alleges fraudulent recruiting at major for-profit colleges] Reference
Kloppers, in the view of many, has also picked a good moment to pounce. From Wordnik.com. [Potash must be a big deal for BHP Billiton] Reference
Talking about the senator and not thinking everybody would pounce on it. From Wordnik.com. [Boldly Going There] Reference
So Hu opted to bide his time, looking for the right opportunity to pounce. From Wordnik.com. [Beijing Battle] Reference
The animal may be playful, even wagging its tail-and then suddenly pounce. From Wordnik.com. [Caution: Wolf-Dogs Can Be Hazardous] Reference
As soon as Seddiqa Balkhi steps into the hotel lobby, the journalists pounce. From Wordnik.com. [A Window For Peace?] Reference
His father, Spitzer says, was quick to pounce on any failure of fact or logic. From Wordnik.com. [Keeping A Close Eye On Wall Street] Reference
Scouts pounce on material in even the most larval state -- which irritates agents. From Wordnik.com. [Hollywood's Dying For Novel Ideas] Reference
Using "sniffer" programs, they would pounce on anyone e-mailing a potential competitor. From Wordnik.com. [ENRON'S DIRTY LAUNDRY] Reference
Mehsud's contacts, the theory goes, are tipping him off before Pakistani troops can pounce. From Wordnik.com. [Mehsud’s Pals In High Places] Reference
Poised to pounce: The GOP is poised to pounce on the civil-rights movement legacy, as well. From Wordnik.com. [The '60S Democrats] Reference
THOMPKINS: But when the traffic dies down, carjackers, and increasingly, kidnappers, pounce. From Wordnik.com. [In Kenya, Carjackings Spawn Driving Schools] Reference
We pounce on politicians 'every little misstep, yet reverently give private corporations a pass. From Wordnik.com. ['We Investigate Less And Pontificate More'] Reference
She saw Jamal take the first step down the stairs and she pounce the martial artist on his back. From Wordnik.com. [The Impossible Man - Ep.16: Puerto Rican Day Parade] Reference
But actually, like Turner, it was both spontaneous and inevitable, a tiger's pounce on slow prey. From Wordnik.com. [Why Ted Gave It Away] Reference
Leaning down to pick it up, I spotted my cat crouching between the wall and the stove, about to pounce. From Wordnik.com. [SEPARATION ANXIETY] Reference
Worried that their quarry might make a dash for Mexico as soon as the news broke, detectives decided to pounce. From Wordnik.com. [A Husband In Trouble] Reference
PLAYERS Conventional Wisdom B. Clinton (+) For a big bounce before they pounce, you need a Gettysburg acceptance speech. From Wordnik.com. ['92 Campaign Edition] Reference
Better for her to have tucked her notes deep into a library archive, where a researcher could pounce upon them decades hence. From Wordnik.com. [A New Yorker Love Story] Reference
Even more blood will have to spill before diehard contrarian investors like Smith Barney's Anthony Gallea are ready to pounce. From Wordnik.com. [Sifting The Rubble] Reference
His is a sees-his-chances campaign, waiting to pounce as a result of voter dissatisfaction with the two major-party candidates. From Wordnik.com. [The Long Haul] Reference
Knowing critics are ready to pounce, the administration is dispatching Government Accountability Office inspectors to every state. From Wordnik.com. [A Progressive Moment] Reference
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