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The only sport that the young, roundish "Mike" King was known to excel at was pocket billiards, which isn't exactly a sport. From Wordnik.com. [Mark Rauterkus & Running Mates ponder current events] Reference
The sport of billiards is such a head game. From Wordnik.com. [Top 10 Photos of the Week | Impact Lab] Reference
Ali has owned a coffee shop for a year, where he offers games such as billiards, bagman, card games, and lots more. From Wordnik.com. [Kiva Loans] Reference
A professor of billiards is attached to the Casino. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
The chances of cosmic billiards are fairly low, though. From Wordnik.com. [When Worlds Collide] Reference
As at billiards, the stroke should be made in utter silence. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men] Reference
The words billiards, dancing, bowling appears on the marquee. From Wordnik.com. [Nellie McKay Reveals 'Cavendish'] Reference
"Monsieur le Baron is playing billiards with Mademoiselle Aline.". From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
"Father hasn't laughed like that for years -- billiards!" she said. From Wordnik.com. [Ambrotox and Limping Dick] Reference
The process is as nice a one and as scientific as a game of billiards. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885] Reference
Aside from reading were such amusements as billiards, cards and music. From Wordnik.com. [A Soldier in the Philippines] Reference
The hero plays billiards with the King of the Sun and wins his daughter. From Wordnik.com. [Italian Popular Tales] Reference
Explaining all this politically is a "bank shot," to use a billiards term. From Wordnik.com. ['Let Them Eat Cake' Economics] Reference
The secretary discovered him in the club, taking a novice down at billiards. From Wordnik.com. [Grey Town An Australian Story] Reference
He was a well-regarded billiards player, but that hobby gradually fell by the wayside. From Wordnik.com. [The Big Catch: Fly-fishing guru 'Lefty' Kreh of Maryland is still making a splash] Reference
In proportion as he excels in billiards he will be lacking in business, and vice versa. From Wordnik.com. [Dollars and Sense] Reference
There is a peculiar fascination in the game of pool or billiards which cannot be described. From Wordnik.com. [Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail] Reference
Golf and tennis and billiards are all very well, but I yearn for the wide spaces and the wilds. From Wordnik.com. [Kiddie the Scout] Reference
You never heard of a man making anything playing pool or billiards unless he was in the business. From Wordnik.com. [Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail] Reference
Nixon also renovated the White House billiards room, furnishing it with pool tables and table tennis. From Wordnik.com. [Making The White House A Home] Reference
Eighteen pool tables, plus one each for snooker and billiards, both of these way in the back. From Wordnik.com. [Stevie Wonder] Reference
Amongst the least objectionable of these were concerts, theatricals, billiards, and all kinds of games. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Shoemaker or 'Cobbler' Horn] Reference
The interest was not billiards, so much as billiards plus the money won or lost in betting on billiards. From Wordnik.com. [Men in the Making] Reference
Ebenezer Brown abhors plays and players; he detests billiards and cards; strong drink is anathema to him. From Wordnik.com. [Grey Town An Australian Story] Reference
This cosmic billiards ensures a constant supply of new asteroids with orbits that might intersect Earth's. From Wordnik.com. [THE SCIENCE OF DOOM] Reference
Elegant as he was, he was a workman and took off his coat and rolled up his sleeves when he played billiards. From Wordnik.com. [Dave Hollander: Somebody Come and Play] Reference
He puts his thought on it and wishes to excel, he wishes to make a record, and billiards then become business. From Wordnik.com. [Dollars and Sense] Reference
"You may come and attend us in court when we take on The Cat in the Hat at the billiards table, BUT NO TALKING!". From Wordnik.com. [Synchronized Swimming with Alice in Wonderland] Reference
We remember the story of a young friend of Herbert Spencer who joined the great philosopher in a game of billiards. From Wordnik.com. [Dollars and Sense] Reference
In the spacious hall they played billiards and other games, while one of the gentlemen performed on the large organ. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Blanche is a dear unaffected girl, a good horsewoman, and good at lawn tennis, billiards, and all that sort of thing. From Wordnik.com. [Belles and Ringers] Reference
This gave our billiards tournament more or less the same criteria they use for deciding who gets on a US postage stamp. From Wordnik.com. [The Color of Faith] Reference
"No," rejoined Jim, much amused; "I never saw him commit himself to rackets, skating, billiards, or any of those things.". From Wordnik.com. [Belles and Ringers] Reference
He disliked losing a few shilling at billiards, but he did not mind losing a few pounds: the latter was good for a story. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 24, March, 1873] Reference
When they had finished Spencer remarked: "Young man, your education has been greatly neglected, you play billiards too well.". From Wordnik.com. [Dollars and Sense] Reference
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