A compliment is verbal sunshine.    From LearnThat.org.  [Robert Orben.]

You put me to forget a lady's manners by being so verbal.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

A verbal contract.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

verbal adjectives like `running' in `hot and cold running water'.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

verbal ability.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

verbal imagery.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

A good poet is a verbal artist.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

To Carmen Ramirez, the name Oxnard is what she calls verbal camouflage for a beautiful place.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ventura County Star Stories] Reference

In a lot of ways I find comfort in verbal conflict.    From Wordnik.com.  [A quasi-religious movement] Reference

Literary parody is often described as verbal caricature.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Sincerest Form of Ridicule] Reference

We see a child bathed in verbal stimulation from morning to night.    From Wordnik.com.  [Academic Ignorance and Black Intelligence] Reference

Historical comparisons like these are just exercises in verbal gymnastics.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Bush Claims Program That Monitors Tens of Millions of Americans ‘Strictly Targets Al Qaeda’] Reference

He also puts in verbal humor, sight gags, and all possible kinds of silliness.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kids’ Comics: Little Mouse, Rose, Muppet Show, Toy Story, Lunch Lady » Comics Worth Reading] Reference

Here, men lock in verbal sparring above the heads of their table-football teams.    From Wordnik.com.  [Crash - review] Reference

In terms of the lies, she also may have something of what we call verbal aphasia.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 21, 2008] Reference

He also made the claims in verbal and written statements to various people between.    From Wordnik.com.  [Heroes or Villains?] Reference

Confrontation on the other hand will usher in verbal warfare leading to universal chaos.    From Wordnik.com.  [Motherhood Messages From Mythology: a Study of Four Queens as Mothers in Indian Epics Ramayana and Mahabharata « English Lesson Plans « Free Lesson Plans « Literacy News] Reference

A wise Jesuit counseled me once that, in verbal contests, it is best to wield a rapier, not a sabre.    From Wordnik.com.  [Welcome to the blogosphere ...] Reference

A: I never perfected the math section, but in verbal and writing I was able to get an 800 (the top score).    From Wordnik.com.  ['Hack the SAT' author cuts through test's secrets] Reference

Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter and owner George Steinbrenner engaged in verbal battles about Jeter's work ethic.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Baseball's troublesome spring] Reference

Several chapters that follow focus on different parts of speech, describing their uses in verbal and written communication.    From Wordnik.com.  [Basic American Grammar and Usage: An ESL/EFL Handbook « Books « Literacy News] Reference

It truly bothers me too, that "non-verbal" is constantly being used to deny people rights and to justify horrible treatment.    From Wordnik.com.  [Unsaid Words] Reference

Equally skilled in verbal banter and ridiculous physical gags, neither is afraid to look ridiculous — and both frequently do.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mistaken identity turns this 'Date Night' into madcap romp] Reference

He wanted her deeply sedated, but not completely out, so he could maintain verbal contact to check her breathing and other signs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boing Boing: June 19, 2005 - June 25, 2005 Archives] Reference

The night clerk is Alfonso from Plano, Texas, who is hilarious and Steve seems to particularly enjoy engaging with him in verbal banter.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Bland and Deadly Courtesy] Reference

The medic said the patient was "verbal" -- which meant she responded when spoken to but otherwise drifted off -- and according to the.    From Wordnik.com.  [Usmagazine.com celebrity_news] Reference

(Sambhogakaya) suble forms of physical expression verbal communication.    From Wordnik.com.  [Developing Balanced Sensitivity: Practical Buddhist Exercises for Daily Life (Revised Second Edition) ��� 3 Imagining Ideal Sensitivity] Reference

The Scriptures are the Divine Word; that is, the verbal exponent of the.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Elements of Character] Reference

I know it can be hard to break a verbal habit, but please make an effort.    From Wordnik.com.  [Westword | Complete Issue] Reference

If I'm ever interviewed for being a PSO I hope I'm referred to as a verbal fantasist.    From Wordnik.com.  [Radical Vixen] Reference

His bureaucratic lingo verbal diarrhea will in no way change the fact that his statement.    From Wordnik.com.  [More on MBH98 Cross-Validation R2 « Climate Audit] Reference

Oddly enough, the notion of verbal inspiration was invented in the Renaissance by Humanists!.    From Wordnik.com.  [CADRE Comments] Reference

And paintings are not verbal, which is why I wanted to include the color photos of the paintings.    From Wordnik.com.  [chicagotribune.com - News] Reference

Bankruptcies, particularly of this size, can best be described as a verbal fistfight by dark-suited lawyers with the judge as referee.    From Wordnik.com.  [The News Tribune - Tacoma - - HOMEPAGE] Reference

It's what I call verbal engineering.    From Wordnik.com.  [LifeSiteNews.com Headlines] Reference

Also, there was only kind of verbal sparring but there were some personal shots mixed in.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 3, 2008] Reference

And for me, at least, a certain kind of verbal acuity happened long before my body could catch up.    From Wordnik.com.  [David Rakoff's 'Half Empty' Lessons In Misanthropy] Reference