Awestruck, they all view the full-sized, massive shark circling the boat. Quint estimates it is 25 feet long: Three tons of him. From LearnThat.org. [Roy Scheider. Source: As Police Chief Martin Brody in the movie, Jaws, 1975]
Noun : a ton of jokes; tons of wedding presents. From Dictionary.com.
Well bless your heart, N.L. A "shit-ton" is equal to one metric ass-load. From Wordnik.com. [As I sit here working...] Reference
Vilain ton as two words, to sharpen the pun; and he scrawled an equivocation about Ney or. From Wordnik.com. [Sounding Romantic: The Sound of Sound] Reference
They have a freakin 'ton of cool used books, as well as lots of old 30s & 40s pulp sci-fi magazines. From Wordnik.com. [Road Trip to Michigan] Reference
But a gallery of incredible related photos by Samantha Appleton is online, and highly recommended. From Wordnik.com. [Healing Africa « Snarkmarket] Reference
The "Gospels of the Passion" (ton hagion pathon), he entitles ton hagion panton of (p. 472); and so throughout. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Twelve Verses of the Gospel According to S. Mark Vindicated Against Recent Critical Objectors and Established] Reference
I suppose I hear you say ninety cent gas won't pay and that coal even at six or seven dollars a ton is better than that. From Wordnik.com. [The Mineral Resources of Ontario] Reference
Some translate the words kata prothesin ton aionon thus According to the fore-disposing of the ages which he made, &c. So Dr. Whitby, &c. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation)] Reference
'Half a ton is a large quantity!' sighed the bear. From Wordnik.com. [Tales of the Punjab] Reference
Related: FF4 beta 2 is going to break a ton of extensions. From Wordnik.com. [Download Squad] Reference
An ungodly amount is more than a ton, which is why they lose. From Wordnik.com. [Blazer's Edge] Reference
"Wooing a young lady in the ton is the very devil," Ned declared. From Wordnik.com. [A Lady of Expectations]
The ton is a shallow group of twits, she added with a vigorous nod. From Wordnik.com. [Castles and The Lion’s Lady] Reference
Thon, the driver, was awesome even though he didn't speak a ton of English. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
A metric ton, which is a little larger, is the equivalent of 2,204.6226 lbs. From Wordnik.com. [Firedoglake » FDL Late Nite: Some Inconvenient Truths] Reference
Just the thought of being able to save a ton is a good enough motivator to do so. From Wordnik.com. [BC Bloggers] Reference
Wolfe weighed one-seventh of a ton, which is just a Thin Mint away from 300 pounds. From Wordnik.com. [Taking Comfort (Food) Where I Can Get It | The Stiletto Gang] Reference
NEWMAN: The government has specifically called ton Cubans, in fact, to use restraint. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: After Predawn Raid, Elian Gonzalez Reunited with His Father - April 22, 2000] Reference
A major food distributor is recalling a ton of ground beef that might be contaminated. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 9, 2007] Reference
It weighs a ton, which is really helpful when trying to machinequilt :- Anyway, I love it!. From Wordnik.com. [help me shop for a new sewing machine!!!] Reference
How do you sneak a ton of explosives past three different checkpoints is the big question today. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 27, 2002] Reference
This is not authentic Cuban food and I can name a ton of other places that make a better Cubano. From Wordnik.com. [Sophie’s Cuban Gets Reviewed by the NY Times | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan] Reference
Ia menyebutkan, kemungkinan dengan harga di bawah 700 dolar AS per ton akan kena BK walaupun tidak besar. From Wordnik.com. [ANTARA - Berita Terkini] Reference
"We've used approximately 1,000 ton, which is a third of our salt supply," said City Engineer Lynn Couch. From Wordnik.com. [Times Republican] Reference
The mass of a car is about one metric ton, which is 1000 kg, which is 106 grams, and one gram is 1024 GeV. From Wordnik.com. [Is That a Particle Accelerator in Your Pocket, Or Are You Just Happy to See Me?] Reference
What you should look for is ones that are being called a ton of times and then ones that the average time is huge. From Wordnik.com. [Sun Bloggers] Reference
The expression means, literally, ` without rhyme or rhythm, 'bearing in mind that, paradoxically, ton rhymes with son. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIX No 1] Reference
Each of the seven rods is called ton-dang, as is the pointed stick with which at present the ground is prepared for planting paddi. From Wordnik.com. [Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917] Reference
Two spare batteries weighing a ton were the heaviest items in my toolbag, nearly, but I couldn't risk working blind for a single second. From Wordnik.com. [The Vatican Rip]
I was afraid it might be a bad thing, but it seems like maybe it's really just exercising the brain a ton, which is probably a good thing. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference
I just put the "ton" at the beginning with an "i" at the end!. From Wordnik.com. [Interview with Burlesque Legend Toni Elling] Reference
It is rated at 3/4 ton which is a lot less than the 3.5 ton limit. From Wordnik.com. [FM3 Problems With Cars] Reference
Piemur's surprise made him speak louder than he intended, and he winced at N'ton's warning. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon Drums]
It was called Paddington - a planet named for a town, if "ton" means "town" and I think it does. From Wordnik.com. [Project Pope]
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