The most violent element in society is ignorance. From LearnThat.org. [Emma Goldman (1869-1940).]
A violent death. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A violent clash of colors. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Democratic Movement, which he described as a violent party. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The FBI is now looking into what it calls a violent case of domestic terrorism. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 4, 2008] Reference
And they were already arrested on suspicion of what they call violent disarray -- sorry, violent disarray or a fray. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 27, 2006] Reference
Significantly, he never used the word terrorism, but he hit hard on what he called violent extremism and its consequences. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 4, 2009] Reference
Several students talked about being hit with batons in what they described as a violent response to an otherwise peaceful protest. From Wordnik.com. [KTVU.com - Local News] Reference
Her hands empty, she clasps them for a moment in violent prayer. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt: Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel] Reference
Tell me why you think yourself obliged to be always in violent states?. From Wordnik.com. [The Ruin of a Princess] Reference
For example, 20 percent agreed that the word violent strongly applies. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 10, 2008] Reference
A small percentage of these survivors have engaged in violent behavior. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: August 28, 2005 - September 3, 2005 Archives] Reference
Mon, 04/12/2010 - 11: 11 - glogrrl if you call violent Tea Partiers and Rethuglicans. From Wordnik.com. [Crooks and Liars] Reference
A: These are diamonds that are mined in violent places and used to buy guns and landmines. From Wordnik.com. [A Conversation with Tom Zoellner, author of The Heartless Stone] Reference
"It's not unusual for young people who are dating to be in violent relationships," she says. From Wordnik.com. [Chris Brown-Rihanna incident could be 'teachable moment'] Reference
Sidekick Activities: Falling in love with serial killers, coining violent, incoherent insults. From Wordnik.com. [Paste Magazine] Reference
“Just because some teabaggers act in violent ways does not discredit the entire movement”. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Obama bumper sticker fuels violent political road rage in Tennessee.] Reference
I don't want to use the word violent ... but the music was violent at one point in the nineties. From Wordnik.com. [Mike Ragogna: Americanarama: Conversations with Dave Barnes and Mark Olson] Reference
Last week The Washington Post reported a drop in violent crime in the DC area and around the country. From Wordnik.com. [Will the next Atlanta mayor be the "Crime Mayor"? (Blog for Democracy)] Reference
But demographics and larger cultural trends may be responsible for most of the decline in violent crime. From Wordnik.com. [The Prison-Industrial Complex] Reference
They are noisy, riotous, drunken meetings, often terminating in violent quarrels, sometimes even in bloodshed. From Wordnik.com. [Roughing It in the Bush] Reference
He was a few paces away from them when suddenly the group broke up and two of the men were in violent altercation. From Wordnik.com. [Nineteen Eighty-Four] Reference
Oil is central to our world, but what role does it play in violent conflicts and the divide between rich and poor?. From Wordnik.com. [News Junkies] Reference
I am a retired Law Enforcement Officer and I agree with those who say we should divide the violent from the nonviolent. From Wordnik.com. [Wisconsin Wardens Bust 29 Felons During Gun Season] Reference
So far he had lost eleven men in short, violent, and for the most part noiseless encounters-and gotten nothing in return. From Wordnik.com. [Clear and Present Danger]
He brought out his sentences in short violent jerks, as though they were forced up from a deep inner crater of indignation. From Wordnik.com. [House of Mirth] Reference
The program and its publicity allows people to see how hip-hop can be a positive force in violent, low-income neighborhoods. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
The infected are subject to delirium, fever, a dramatic increase in violent behavior, and a one-hundred percent mortality rate. From Wordnik.com. [Plague of the Dead | BuyZombie.com] Reference
You don't listen to violent extremists who try to take you to Pakistan or Afghanistan or Somalia to engage in violent activities. From Wordnik.com. [Reclaiming Islam And Emboldening Muslim Women In America: 10 Minutes With Mohamed Magid] Reference
The current U.S. strategy involves shifting forces to small outposts in violent areas and winning the cooperation of local Iraqis. From Wordnik.com. [U.S. troops' death toll on pace for low monthly milestone] Reference
Last December, the FBI voiced concern over a jump in violent crime, which in 2005 showed its biggest increase in more than a decade. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of a Snitch] Reference
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