The sleekness of his appearance reminded me of his financial successes. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
And it has a kind of sleekness and almost a sophistication that you wouldn ` t expect to get from a print. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 21, 2005] Reference
"sleekness" he would get anything he wanted, because he spoke of you as he would have of anchovies in oil. From Wordnik.com. [The Acharnians] Reference
"rich and sleek Athens," in return for that 'sleekness' he would get all, because he spoke of you as he would have of anchovies in oil. From Wordnik.com. [The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1] Reference
Nice structure, integrated oak and real sleekness. From Wordnik.com. [Petite in Name, Big in Satisfaction] Reference
Shown in a love of ease, of sensuousness, and sleekness. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915] Reference
You get a better image and the sleekness of a flatscreen. From Wordnik.com. [EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - This is the funniest flat screen TV ever] Reference
For all its sleekness, the canister had a pregnant quality. From Wordnik.com. [Stallion Gate]
An Autoban design is marked by sleekness, solidity and humor. From Wordnik.com. [Creating a New Look for Modern Istanbul] Reference
I chime in with bynx on the sleekness of diaryland version 2.2. From Wordnik.com. [A rambling entry] Reference
Victoria - I think it's the sleekness that makes her look sleek. From Wordnik.com. [At the "Writing About the Law" conference.] Reference
She reached out a trembling palm to caress its chilly hard sleekness. From Wordnik.com. [Asimov's Science Fiction]
Still, it made our mouths water to see them gambol in their sleekness. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 28, July, 1873] Reference
There should be means enough for present sleekness and present luxury. From Wordnik.com. [The Way We Live Now] Reference
Between thumb and forefinger rolled the sleekness of the gems I carried. From Wordnik.com. [The Zero Stone]
They join Eames-era sleekness with new comforts, such as designer bathtubs. From Wordnik.com. ['Is This Where The Beatles Stayed?'] Reference
The big coat with the astrakhan collar fitted the sleekness of body snugly. From Wordnik.com. [Twin Moons] Reference
The brochure says the coupe has "a new sleekness of line and fleetness of foot". From Wordnik.com. [Down Rover!] Reference
They looked so clumsy and inefficient compared to the sleekness of the NCC-1701-D. From Wordnik.com. [Star Trek: A Rock and a Hard Place] Reference
King Palmarin was much pleased at their beauty, sleekness, and elegance of equipment. From Wordnik.com. [Filipino Popular Tales] Reference
But would a little too much sleekness deter me from buying it if I had the money, nah. From Wordnik.com. [Royal Pines House in Queensland, Australia] Reference
Looks pretty, like black velvet, and it tastes that way, too, dark, with some sleekness. From Wordnik.com. [Malbec Beckons -- Heed the Call] Reference
I like the less wt. and especially the sleekness of a 20 ga. that makes it easy to carry. From Wordnik.com. [12 or 20 gauge?] Reference
Even his buzzed hair was thinning, as if obliging a lifelong imperative toward sleekness. From Wordnik.com. [Kook] Reference
People need to realize that there is a trade-off between space, sleekness and affordability. From Wordnik.com. [PREFAB FRIDAY: Rocio Romero’s Fish Camp House | Inhabitat] Reference
As for “sleekness,” or “stylishness,” that just strikes me as foolish, but whatever. From Wordnik.com. [First the Bagel, Now the Mohel - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Nor is there much of the art deco sleekness that Joyce has mined so lovingly for his own books. From Wordnik.com. [HEAVENLY METAL] Reference
He was impressed, not for the first time, by the sheer warmth of her, the sleekness of her skin. From Wordnik.com. [Darkness of the Light] Reference
But that sleekness, Sproston says, is not necessarily achieved through a Mach5 or even a Mach5,000. From Wordnik.com. [Anyway you slice it, doesn't a six-blade razor feel excessive?] Reference
The shape, the color, the sleekness, the emotional feeling that comes from a glance at a Solstice or a big-ass Ford 350. From Wordnik.com. [Build it from Scratch or Customize a Template?] Reference
Prologue THE FIRST TIME Captain Jean-Luc Picard saw the starship Enterprise he was struck by the sleekness of her lines. From Wordnik.com. [Encounter At Farpoint]
In the 1920s and '30s, Brancusi's work took on a sleekness echoing the popular art deco and "machine age" styles of the time. From Wordnik.com. [When Less Was More] Reference
Having lost nearly 60 pounds, Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld embodied corporate sleekness in his dark denim jeans and tuxedo jacket. From Wordnik.com. [Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire According to Courtney Love] Reference
Like the MacBook Air, the Adamo uses a solid metal case and a sealed battery, and it simultaneously projects sleekness and solidity. From Wordnik.com. [Dell Aims for Style With New Laptop and Family Model] Reference
Of its own volition his gaze fell to rest upon her glorious breasts, the sleekness of her belly, and was blurred by a sudden rush of tears. From Wordnik.com. [Fortune's Favorites]
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