She was roundly slim. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
"La chanson du départ" is a frequent demand; and the chorus of spectators chimes in roundly. From Wordnik.com. [Fighting France] Reference
She uttered each word roundly and fully as if she were pondering the next move over a chequer-board. From Wordnik.com. [The Fifth Queen Crowned] Reference
To call her roundly the loveliest creature I have ever set eyes on, or am like to, is (you will say) no description, though it may argue me in love with her. From Wordnik.com. [Lady Good-for-Nothing] Reference
The party said it "roundly" condemned the perpetrators and called on the Department of Safety and Security to step up its operations to secure arrests and convictions. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Still, the results haven't roundly favored outsiders. From Wordnik.com. [Murkowski, Miller Race in Alaska Is Too Close to Call] Reference
And he roundly denied any interest in the at-large seat. From Wordnik.com. [Orange says he's not interested in filling at-large vacancy] Reference
Her story was reported perfunctorily -- and roundly dismissed. From Wordnik.com. [The Politics Of Promiscuity] Reference
After that display of wrath, Coburn's proposal was roundly defeated. From Wordnik.com. [Ted Stevens, one of the most powerful congressmen of his generation, dies at 86] Reference
Morton has been roundly criticized in Britain for cashing in on Diana's death. From Wordnik.com. [Diana In Her Own Words] Reference
Their power is being roundly challenged, and Catholic women are leading the charge. From Wordnik.com. [Angela Bonavoglia: Women Take On Gender Apartheid in the Catholic Church] Reference
And yet, at this café in a shell-pocked building, Tawel's view was roundly ridiculed. From Wordnik.com. [In Gaza City, Muted Hopes for Obama] Reference
The test was roundly criticized back in the '50s for lacking standardization and norms. From Wordnik.com. [Analyze This] Reference
Esteemed as Snyder was as a publisher and businessman, he was roundly loathed as a boss. From Wordnik.com. [Simon Says, 'Out!'] Reference
Gibson has been roundly -- and rightly -- criticized by commentators for his racist comments. From Wordnik.com. [Jackson Katz: Mel Gibson and a "Teachable Moment" About Rape in Celebrity Media Culture] Reference
"It was summarily criticized, roundly and consistently, by everyone in the region," she said. From Wordnik.com. [Israel, Palestine Leaders Meet For New Talks] Reference
Not surprisingly, her activism on both fronts was roundly scorned by many of the army's top brass. From Wordnik.com. [At War In The Pentagon] Reference
John Walker, as he later referred to himself to CNN journalists, was roundly vilified as a traitor. From Wordnik.com. [A Long, Strange Trip To The Taliban] Reference
Michael Moore, by contrast, has been roundly criticized for his antiwar, anti-Bush outcry that evening. From Wordnik.com. [Protect Yourself] Reference
He was roundly criticized for trying to defend Chinese leaders after the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. From Wordnik.com. [A Crash In The Clouds] Reference
Another Arabic speaker whose work was roundly praised by colleagues was also forced out earlier this month. From Wordnik.com. [A Gun in One Hand, A Pen in the Other] Reference
Quayle was roundly praised by the leaders for fund raising, drawing crowds and supporting local Republicans. From Wordnik.com. [Quayle Gets A Confidence Vote] Reference
Indeed, opposition politicians who have sought to capitalize on the mayhem have been roundly punished for it. From Wordnik.com. [No Fanning the Flames] Reference
Warnings, including those from the U.N. Security Council and numerous friendly governments, were roundly ignored. From Wordnik.com. [Make Way For The Rise Of Asia] Reference
In fact, Europeans should be roundly condemned for allowing anti-American and anti-Israeli prejudice to take root. From Wordnik.com. [Diplomatic Diary: Not Just Name-Calling] Reference
My mother, who found little other good in me, roundly announced to her bridge club that I would be the next Einstein. From Wordnik.com. [December 15, 2012] Reference
Each strand of this narrative macramé is surprisingly supple, offering a convincing illusion of lives roundly lived. From Wordnik.com. ["The Widower's Tale," by Julia Glass] Reference
Last week Clinton ended his Cooper Union speech with a lovely passage about faith and cynicism, which was roundly ignored. From Wordnik.com. [Slow Motion] Reference
Before the vote, Bishop Joseph Kurtz of Knoxville, Tenn., made a plea to spare the pro-life staff, but was roundly defeated. From Wordnik.com. [Beliefwatch: Bottom Line] Reference
Of his roundly panned version of "Macbeth" in 1980 at the Old Vic, a fellow actor observed, "You have to be brilliant to be that bad.". From Wordnik.com. [&Quot;There Is A Legend. And To Protest Is Daft.&] Reference
One show, a special about the Irish rock band U2, was so roundly ignored by viewers that it slid into the books as the lowest-rated show ever. From Wordnik.com. [Sending An Sos At Abc] Reference
While Lula roundly denounces his predecessor's sell-off of state-owned industries, he made a point not to reverse the process after taking office. From Wordnik.com. ['The Most Popular Politician on Earth'] Reference
Starr had already been roundly criticized for interviewing Arkansas state troopers who had allegedly procured women for the then Governor Clinton. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton And The Intern] Reference
Few successful wars of liberation have been more roundly condemned or more quickly forgotten than the American-led campaign to free Italy, which began 64 years ago last month. From Wordnik.com. [How America Learned To Liberate] Reference
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