presto! begone! 'tis here again. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Obama can just clap his hands and "presto" -- election lost. From Wordnik.com. [NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias] Reference
'presto' is Italian and presumably others of the 'wordish' words listed above are valid words. From Wordnik.com. [Visual Thesaurus : Online Edition] Reference
But we discovered the internet printing service called presto dotcom. From Wordnik.com. [WORLD Magazine | Community] Reference
We asked for some, and "presto," we've had root-beer in the break room ever since. From Wordnik.com. [AllBusiness.com - Home Page RSS] Reference
It has changed from one place to the other under the magical "presto" of the thief. From Wordnik.com. [Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures.] Reference
"presto" and "allegro con brio" took off at a torrid pace, and somehow the musicians hung together to the final crescendo. From Wordnik.com. [post-gazette.com - News] Reference
Then I realized he must consider me a friend, and presto!. From Wordnik.com. [Gretchen Rubin: To Make a Friend, Ask Someone for a Favor] Reference
"Deh, vanne innanzi, presto Capellaio," he stifled a smile. From Wordnik.com. [Little Novels of Italy Madonna Of The Peach-Tree, Ippolita In The Hills, The Duchess Of Nona, Messer Cino And The Live Coal, The Judgment Of Borso] Reference
With the iPad, you just swooshed your finger and – hey presto!. From Wordnik.com. [As the reborn Kindle proves, looks don't count for everything] Reference
The stores were only half filled with crummy products, so -- presto!. From Wordnik.com. [The Wealth Of A Nation] Reference
The driver presses his points of origin and destination and -- presto!. From Wordnik.com. [Cruise Control] Reference
Meanwhile, presto, a sitcom deal -- all of this in just barely a year. From Wordnik.com. [William Shatner's '$#*! My Dad Says' doesn't come close to 'All in the Family'] Reference
Then the Christmas Spirit took possession of me and -- presto! change!. From Wordnik.com. [By the Christmas Fire] Reference
I put my wealth forth in hazardous enterprises -- presto! it is swept away. From Wordnik.com. [In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India] Reference
HOLMES: And presto, you have an estimate on what your trip's fuel will cost. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 3, 2008] Reference
Y así digo que estoy presto á hacer esta ó otra cualquier diligencia que por. From Wordnik.com. [Fray Luis de León A Biographical Fragment] Reference
Just go to the Web, compare prices and coverage and presto, there's the right one. From Wordnik.com. [Paying Up For Quality Care] Reference
But he had only to think of Marjory as there with him and -- presto, they vanished. From Wordnik.com. [The Triflers] Reference
You spend and invest because you think things are getting better, and presto, they do. From Wordnik.com. [THE GERMANS: A LOT LIKE US] Reference
Mr. Evanson finally insisted-the examination revealed an incurable condition -- presto!. From Wordnik.com. [Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness] Reference
Presently he thinks you would like to have a third, and, presto! he draws one out from his elbow. From Wordnik.com. [The Governess] Reference
And, presto, they whizzed by, without another thought of the aged creature toiling up the ascent. From Wordnik.com. [Apples, Ripe and Rosy, Sir] Reference
And presto! he took that very same quarter which had been in his hand, out of -- where do you think?. From Wordnik.com. [Half-Past Seven Stories] Reference
Drag your diary out to the backyard barbeque, douse the pages with lighter fluid, add a match, and presto. From Wordnik.com. [Dondero's CD Takes Fans 'South of the South'] Reference
When a bill comes in, he scans it -- and presto, the money is electronically deducted from his bank account. From Wordnik.com. [More Popular Than Porn] Reference
McCain chastises him on "Meet the Press" and, presto, Durbin issues a blubbering apologia on the Senate floor. From Wordnik.com. [Living Politics: McCain's Moment] Reference
Once activated, the genetic scissors snip out the introduced gene and, presto, it is not passed along to future generations. From Wordnik.com. [Designer Babies] Reference
He marked the movement allegretto grazioso, ma non troppo presto, pero non troppo adagio, cosi-cosi, con molto garbo ed espressione. From Wordnik.com. [Italian: The Language That Sings] Reference
Just pop in the MovieCD, install the software player and, presto, you're watching near-VHS-quality full-screen video on your PC monitor. From Wordnik.com. [Desktop Movies] Reference
The airline crashed into an alligator infested swamp, changed its name to AirTran and presto -- it was like the disaster never happened. From Wordnik.com. [Wayne Besen: Jesus and the Son of Scam] Reference
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