The exuberant cry fades, stills, rises to an exultant roar and the creature bolts, startled by its own temerity. From LearnThat.org. [yourdictionary.com]
She even persists in these things, and is honestly horrified at what she calls the temerity of going without them. From Wordnik.com. [They All Do It; or, Mr. Miggs of Danbury and his Neighbors Being a Faithful Record of What Befell the Miggses on Several Important Occasions ...] Reference
In a written statement, Doğan condemned what he described as the temerity of some members of the ruling party in resorting to threats and untruths to silence the media. From Wordnik.com. [Turkishdailynews Headlines] Reference
Only Germans would be enraged by the temerity of it, or would call it temerity. From Wordnik.com. [Tours of the Black Clock] Reference
Wonder at his temerity was the impression made by the news, but wonder unmixed with apprehension. From Wordnik.com. [The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3] Reference
This doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do our best to kill them, of course, but all the outrage at their temerity is just an indulgence. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Why we aren’t putting Omar Khadr on trial] Reference
It took the kind of temerity for which his father is known for Brendan Burke, at 21, to go public. From Wordnik.com. [Ottawa Sun] Reference
After over 30 years of going to games, I don't need, nor wiil I accept, my loyalty being questioned as I have the "temerity" to voice a few concerns. From Wordnik.com. [British Blogs] Reference
I shall have the temerity to examine and criticize. From Wordnik.com. [Are the Effects of Use and Disuse Inherited? An Examination of the View Held by Spencer and Darwin] Reference
With him, security is temerity and eventual destruction. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847.] Reference
By a temerity which made this treachery on the part of the hunchback possible. From Wordnik.com. [Under the Rose] Reference
Mark Malloch Brown, had the temerity to suggest some helpful hints to Americans. From Wordnik.com. [A Little-Lamented Departure] Reference
Frightened at my own temerity in speaking so boldly, I involuntarily raised my eye. From Wordnik.com. [Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal] Reference
It might be entitled, "How to insult a prince, and not suffer for your temerity". From Wordnik.com. [Classic French Course in English] Reference
Chateau des Anges, an act of temerity which excited Blassemare's anxiety and vigilance. From Wordnik.com. [The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851] Reference
Interviewer Jonathan Dimbleby didn't have the temerity-or the Geraldo-like indecency-to ask. From Wordnik.com. [Charles's Cheatin' Heart] Reference
She was a wee bit frightened at her own temerity after that emphatic contradiction had burst forth. From Wordnik.com. [The Heart of Arethusa] Reference
Socrates too had two wives, but the poor culprit had as much reason to repent of his temerity as Euripides. From Wordnik.com. [Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World] Reference
It was, he realized, a distinction -- symbolic accolade for anyone who had the temerity to down a man like Vernay. From Wordnik.com. [Alarm Clock] Reference
The labor unions were just incensed that he had the temerity to say that the airline might "perish" unless it could cut costs. From Wordnik.com. [When Ceo Heads Roll] Reference
I talked about it all the afternoon, and felt ourselves quite heroes for having the temerity to stand before a real bank robber. From Wordnik.com. [Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume XIII, No. 51: November 12, 1892] Reference
Minority prosecutors, however, have to face people who see them as "turncoats for having the temerity to prosecute people of color.". From Wordnik.com. [The Darden Dilemma] Reference
My health insurance company has the temerity to thank their valued customers, for choosing them, when in truth said customers really don. From Wordnik.com. [Donna Flagg: Hypocritical Brands: The Health Insurance Industry Takes Home the Gold] Reference
Hillary Clinton had the temerity to offer a few anodyne suggestions about the South China Sea at the Asean Regional Forum meeting in Hanoi last week. From Wordnik.com. [South China Sea Ructions] Reference
He fires off his questions, essentially demanding to know where Turkey gets the temerity to disagree with us on Israel, Iran, Hamas and other issues. From Wordnik.com. [MJ Rosenberg: Congress Chooses Bibi Over NATO] Reference
If you do, remember that its returns are likely to bounce around a lot, so make sure you have the temerity to hang on during the inevitable awful times. From Wordnik.com. [Trying to time the market has cost investors big-time] Reference
We learn that he has yet to master the art of keeping his cool when someone (an opponent or the press) has the temerity to question his decision-making. From Wordnik.com. [Getting to Know Him] Reference
But to experience the pure fury, you have to watch this video of a black man who had the temerity to walk through a group of people protesting the centre. From Wordnik.com. [The backlash against Obama's blackness] Reference
Saying goodbye after an England game, Hurst had the temerity to add: "See you next time," to his manager to which Ramsey curtly replied: "If selected, Geoffrey.". From Wordnik.com. [Fabio Capello denies his message is being lost in translation] Reference
The few recent dramas that tentatively suggested the world outside our wartime shell have been critically savaged for having had the temerity to address big questions. From Wordnik.com. [All Pain, No Gain] Reference
When asked why she wanted to open a restaurant, Spears looked surprised that a reporter would have the temerity to question her motives or abilities: "Why not?" she said. From Wordnik.com. [Feed Me, Baby, One More Time] Reference
Yet ultimately, toning down the Enquirer made about as much sense as tarting up The Wall Street Journal — a move not even Rupert Murdoch has had the temerity to attempt. From Wordnik.com. [The Ur-Text of a Tabloid Age] Reference
State Department heartburn: they had the temerity to elect a president who thinks his nation actually is a nation and should be treated as what it actually is -- independent. From Wordnik.com. [Y2k: You Must Remember This] Reference
Breitbart said that he released the doctored tape of Sherrod's speech in part to hit back at the NAACP for having the temerity to call out the tea party for the racism of some. From Wordnik.com. [Earl Ofari Hutchinson: In Defense of Andrew Breitbart] Reference
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