The worst form of it is something known as relapsing MS. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 24, 2004] Reference
"Aye, verily!" he rejoined, relapsing into silence. From Wordnik.com. [When Dreams Come True] Reference
"Exactly!" answered Quimby, relapsing again into wonder. From Wordnik.com. [Wired Love A Romance of Dots and Dashes] Reference
This relapsing from twilight: what horizons, what shore?. From Wordnik.com. [Upwards, Into the White Eye Rising] Reference
Celia seemed to be relapsing into an unnatural drowsiness. From Wordnik.com. [Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale] Reference
"Does he indeed?" said Mary, relapsing into thoughtfulness. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 24, October, 1859] Reference
"It sounds good to me," averred Elfreda, relapsing into slang. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Harlowe's Third Year at Overton College] Reference
"Oui; La mode la Francaise," relapsing into ecstacy and French. From Wordnik.com. [Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter] Reference
"What will I give?" repeated Felipe, slowly, relapsing into thought. From Wordnik.com. [When Dreams Come True] Reference
In fact, the Corentyne coast is fast relapsing into a state of nature. '. From Wordnik.com. [Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject] Reference
"Kitty tumble down," she said, relapsing into the blackfellows 'English. From Wordnik.com. [The Moving Finger A Trotting Christmas Eve at Warwingie Lost! The Loss of the "Vanity" Dick Stanesby's Hutkeeper The Yanyilla Steeplechase A Digger's Christmas] Reference
"I regret to say that I am not," I replied, relapsing into my former manner. From Wordnik.com. [Princess Zara] Reference
Yet addiction is practically the dictionary definition of a relapsing disease. From Wordnik.com. [How It All Starts Inside Your Brain] Reference
"Eh? Yes; it is more valuable than money," said Ebenezer, relapsing into deafness. From Wordnik.com. [Grey Town An Australian Story] Reference
Her fields, which once blossomed like the rose, are relapsing into the wilderness. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866] Reference
"Oh, forget it," she muttered, unconsciously relapsing into her old-time use of slang. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Harlowe's Golden Summer] Reference
Remissions are not infrequent, the patient appearing about to recover and then relapsing. From Wordnik.com. [Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology] Reference
These are the cause of relapsing fevers in man and of several diseases of domestic animals. From Wordnik.com. [Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases] Reference
"There's no doubt on one point," chuckled the old man, relapsing into his usual sardonic manner. From Wordnik.com. [The Scarlet Feather] Reference
Like Novartis's Gilenya, Cladribine aims to reduce relapses in people with relapsing forms of MS. From Wordnik.com. [Diabetes Drug Hits Hurdle] Reference
"Oh, I don't care," said the child relapsing into her usual manner; "I don't want your puddings.". From Wordnik.com. [Littlebourne Lock] Reference
Rose garden and shrubbery, palm grove and pleasaunce, are fast relapsing into impenetrable jungle. From Wordnik.com. [Through the Malay Archipelago] Reference
"I told Mollie that I would call on you and Esther," he returned, relapsing into his old-time familiarity. From Wordnik.com. [The Camp Fire Girls in the Outside World] Reference
Presently the sick man, relapsing into silent thought, drowsed into sleep, and a strange dream came to him. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866] Reference
Books had been burnt, clerks had forgotten their Latin; the people were relapsing by degrees into barbarism. From Wordnik.com. [A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance] Reference
"At least," says Molly, relapsing again into the blues, "you have this consolation: you cannot lose Sir Penthony.". From Wordnik.com. [Molly Bawn] Reference
An 'lettin' that alone, "he continued, again relapsing into candor," he could punch my head if he wanted to, though. From Wordnik.com. [Aunt Rachel] Reference
"You are an angel!" said he, warmly; "but" (suddenly relapsing into despondency) "we shall never be happy together again.". From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866] Reference
I'm sure the girls of that time were nicer than they are nowadays, 'he replied, calmly relapsing into his nonchalant attitude. From Wordnik.com. [Sarah's School Friend] Reference
Would they abstain from the division, or would they, joyously relapsing into original state of nature, "go agin the Government"?. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 5th, 1914] Reference
"Very good, sir," replied the lieutenant, dropping his unwonted jocularity and relapsing into his matter-of-fact official manner. From Wordnik.com. [Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant] Reference
"Bravely spoken," quoth the stout young cavalier, with watering mouth; and then, relapsing into silence, the train journeyed onward. From Wordnik.com. [My Life: or the Adventures of Geo. Thompson Being the Auto-Biography of an Author. Written by Himself.] Reference
"Try the settee," said Holmes, relapsing into his arm-chair and putting his finger-tips together, as was his custom when in judicial moods. From Wordnik.com. [Short Stories of Various Types] Reference
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