The finest language is mostly made up of simple, unimposing words. From LearnThat.org. [George Eliot]
Adverb : He did fine on the exams. She sings fine. ,She writes so fine I can hardly read it. ,sailing fine. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used without object) : The plumpness fines down with exercise. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : to fine down the heavy features; to fine away superfluous matter in a design. From Dictionary.com.
Perhaps the finest is a meditation on Sept. 11, “September Poem.”. From Wordnik.com. [Deborah Garrison Finds Poetry at the Intersection of Work and Motherhood « One-Minute Book Reviews] Reference
But what I call the finest part of going to school in the country was, that you didn't go home to dinner. From Wordnik.com. [Back Home] Reference
Hasty decisions fueled by a bad temper - is that what we call the finest example of leadership in America today?. From Wordnik.com. [Steven Denlinger: "Dear Sarah Palin: When the Myth Becomes Legend, What Should We Print?"] Reference
Fortunately, the Salt Lake Tribune chronicled what it called the finest bonfire party of the season in September 1904. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Go forth to thy dark master in finest fettle and glee. From Wordnik.com. [Page 2] Reference
That I call the finest proof of sanity anybody could give. From Wordnik.com. [The Rock of Chickamauga A Story of the Western Crisis] Reference
Only the finest is released from the confines of my computer tonight. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-07-01] Reference
I hope they have Jay-Z and MJB also because Brooklyns finest is the truth. From Wordnik.com. [Notorious Teaser Trailer | /Film] Reference
I will robe thee in finest raiment and thine every wish shall be at thy will. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
He later wrote about it in what some call his finest work - "Homage to Catalonia.". From Wordnik.com. [The Abraham Lincoln Brigade - A Profile in Courage, Honor and Hope] Reference
Marketing at its finest is a game of setting goals and strategy, measuring and adjusting. From Wordnik.com. [Can social media save the day for wineries? | Dr Vino's wine blog] Reference
These are all names for what some call the finest cycling city in the United States: Portland, Oregon. From Wordnik.com. [PezCyclingNews.com] Reference
Its hard for aussie actors to break into hollywood and to loose one of our finest is just devastating. From Wordnik.com. [EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Heath Ledger found dead in New York] Reference
In between of course, had come study at what he and I know as the finest theological college in the United Kingdom. From Wordnik.com. [The Archbishop says farewell to the Lord Bishop of Southwark] Reference
Luckily, a precious handful have been preserved as guesthouses, and one of the newest, and perhaps the finest, is the Côté Cour. From Wordnik.com. [Road to Beijing | Impact Lab] Reference
Then she dressed herself in finest muslins and silver brocades, with diamonds on her veil, till she shone and sparkled like a star. From Wordnik.com. [Tales of the Punjab] Reference
Yes, in finest private sector fashion, it now appears that it has become standard operating procedure to protest a contract award loss. From Wordnik.com. [PlanetSpace Files COTS Protest - NASA Watch] Reference
Walt Whitman, called his finest poem "Song of Myself.". From Wordnik.com. [Expecting Rain] Reference
Twain regarded it as his finest, which is not the case. From Wordnik.com. [NY Daily News] Reference
It was Herenton at his finest, which is to say, his worst. From Wordnik.com. [Memphis Commercial Appeal Stories] Reference
Of his many fine productions the finest was his painting of. From Wordnik.com. [Mosaics of Grecian History] Reference
It was long known as the finest private residence in the city. From Wordnik.com. [Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City] Reference
Among the public institutes of Melbourne one of the finest is the. From Wordnik.com. [A Boy's Voyage Round the World] Reference
Our crafts are becoming known as the finest on the Eastern Ocean. From Wordnik.com. [The Magic Engineer]
Of the squares, the finest is the Largo do Rocio; the largest, the. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman's Journey Round the World] Reference
He's also been called the finest living writer in the English language. From Wordnik.com. [Telling It As He Sees It] Reference
They will burn any number of churches - orrisa and karnataka finest examples. From Wordnik.com. [Top Headlines] Reference
It's my-team/your-team commentary at its finest, which isn't very fine at all. From Wordnik.com. [Bob Lewis's blog] Reference
He had built the basement himself and it was known as the finest rec room in town. From Wordnik.com. Reference
British whaler "Seringapatam," known as the finest ship of the British whaling fleet. From Wordnik.com. [The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 (of 2)] Reference
Of the published etchings, the finest are the Ben Arthur, Æsacus, Cephalus, and Stone. From Wordnik.com. [The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing] Reference
He wrote the song "Something," which Frank Sinatra called the finest love song of all time. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 30, 2001] Reference
In fact, "The Gross Clinic" has been called the finest American painting of the 19th century. From Wordnik.com. [Eakins' Classic 'Gross Clinic' Gets Another Look] Reference
Their 2008 Wimbledon final is still described as the finest spectacle tennis fans have ever seen. From Wordnik.com. [The Rivalry New York Has Never Seen] Reference
The finest is the Confucian Temple, with its splendid halls and pavilions, in a beautiful garden. From Wordnik.com. [An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma] Reference
Thomas Eakins '"The Gross Clinic" has been called the finest American painting of the 19th century. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News] Reference
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