She had lain there stiffening in the quietus of natural death. From Wordnik.com. [She Closed Her Eyes] Reference
'It will never do to try to give slavery its lasting quietus by mere arbitrary force. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 3, March, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference
Noun, : Having given a quietus to the argument, she left. From Dictionary.com.
The idea of the open Polar Sea then received its "quietus," for nothing but ice is there. From Wordnik.com. [Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold] Reference
Maupassant they get their "quietus" from the height, so to speak, of the saddle of a sporting gentleman. From Wordnik.com. [Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations] Reference
How hath fate given this man his quietus at my hand!. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
Other bodies may have found quietus in Thames depths. From Wordnik.com. [Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898] Reference
But Carver builds on that moment of internal quietus. From Wordnik.com. [Raymond Carver] Reference
One hopes these pieces will put the final quietus to the. From Wordnik.com. [Warranted Christian Belief] Reference
There was that at the back of her mind which refused quietus. From Wordnik.com. [Over the River] Reference
Nam qui superstitione imbutus est, quietus esse nunquam potest. From Wordnik.com. [Anatomy of Melancholy] Reference
Probably this resolution served as a quietus of the efforts of the. From Wordnik.com. [The Customs of Old England] Reference
This weather will put the quietus on the shopping today, I'm sure. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-11-18] Reference
"Because," said she, "he meets with Lady Day, and gets his quietus.". From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 337, November, 1843] Reference
With this quietus they left for Tecumseh, four miles distant from us. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences] Reference
Neque interea quietus erat, sed omnibus modis insidias parabat Ciceroni. From Wordnik.com. [C. Sallusti Crispi De Bello Catilinario Et Jugurthino] Reference
Now that's impossible, seeing that the night porter got his quietus also. From Wordnik.com. [The Slave of Silence] Reference
So, the gag order itself is an attempt to try to just kind of put a quietus on things. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 14, 2003] Reference
This also puts the quietus to the notion that you can see "design" by looking at things. From Wordnik.com. [March 6th, 2009] Reference
To those who were dying in too much pain the Chaplain gave a quietus with a narrow blade. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Devil]
Where the Master would give the man an honorable quietus, you seem implacably opposed to it. From Wordnik.com. [Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine]
Stole did, leaving the children without their quietus, and a ruckus for the Nanny and her other help. From Wordnik.com. [Water for Old Bet] Reference
Some good laws, too, that would put a quietus on this Smith Crothers 'ambitions ought to be looked after. From Wordnik.com. [A Son of the Hills] Reference
It had been hoped that such a 'real plot' as 'the late Insurrection,' would give that suspicion a quietus. From Wordnik.com. [The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886] Reference
Bhishma, that slayer of hostile heroes, hath received his quietus, I regard all other heroes as already slain. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7] Reference
A proven instability, even a suspected one, might put the quietus on any hope that the Rowan would make Prime. From Wordnik.com. [The Rowan]
In case she wouldn't stop, they would have a pile of ties on the track that would soon put a quietus on her flight. From Wordnik.com. [Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers] Reference
"I saw it, too," Old Man Fish said, and that put the quietus on Tully trying to make like Smeds was imagining things. From Wordnik.com. [The Silver Spike]
I saw one stern-visaged gentleman tormented in this way till he looked ready to give the child its “final quietus.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Englishwoman in America] Reference
Although I doubted his word, yet, after my deliberation about the ducats, my conscience wanted some quietus: I cannot do less, said I. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan] Reference
LearnThatWord and the Open Dictionary of English are programs by LearnThat Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Questions? Feedback? We want to hear from you!
Email us
or click here for instant support.
Copyright © 2005 and after - LearnThat Foundation. Patents pending.