Cherish all your happy moments: they make a fine cushion for old age. From LearnThat.org. [Booth Tarkington (1869-1946).]
cushion the blow. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
When the cushion is the right size, cast off your knitting. From Wordnik.com. [52 entries from July 2006] Reference
(She freaks out if a couch cushion is out of place.). From Wordnik.com. [Good Housekeeping: Totally Slobtastic Slackermom Edition | Her Bad Mother] Reference
On a positive note - my fat-boy camo cushion is sooo comfy. From Wordnik.com. [How's Your Season Going?] Reference
The seating cushion is made of 100% recycled rubber from truck tires. From Wordnik.com. [The Oval Bench and Chair by Synthesis Studio] Reference
Because I don't choose to – a silk cushion is good enough for his majesty. From Wordnik.com. [Queechy] Reference
I say this guys rear end should look like a pin cushion at the end of the day. From Wordnik.com. [.177-Caliber Parenting] Reference
Man, she can't act, and has a face like a pin cushion, but she sure has a sweet body. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-02-01] Reference
The sumptuous seat cushion is available in leather or fabric to tone with your interior. From Wordnik.com. [Casa Fendi ’s Kitchen Studio- A Solution for Tight Spaces] Reference
A cushion is worth the extra weight if you plan on sitting for extended periods of time. From Wordnik.com. [Turkey Hunting Basics] Reference
This cushion is covered with a large white veil, which represents the Shroud of His burial. From Wordnik.com. [Compendium of the 1955 Holy Week Revisions of Pius XII: Part 4.2 - Good Friday, The Adoration of the Cross and the Rite of the Presanctified] Reference
The reverse cushion is a great example how a seemingly big problem can have a very simple solution. From Wordnik.com. [Reverse Cushions Made of Recycled Car Foam | Inhabitat] Reference
I base this only on my own limited experience as a pin cushion, but I think it is true more generally. From Wordnik.com. [Needles - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Featuring versatility in shape, volume and dimension, the reverse cushion is functional and good-looking. From Wordnik.com. [Reverse Cushions Made of Recycled Car Foam | Inhabitat] Reference
The shield will soak up arrows from a compound or cross bow like a pin cushion, with little or no effect. From Wordnik.com. [.270 vs.] Reference
The Clippers kept their cushion from the free-throw line with the Sixers forced to foul in the final minute. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Basketball - L.A. Clippers vs. Philadelphia] Reference
Each cushion is approx 75cm across the middle, and the two tomato cushions are approx 35cm across the middle. From Wordnik.com. [Felt Wool Stone Cushions] Reference
It's a system called the "cushion" - the unofficial safety net for the younger generation. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News] Reference
Pinned to the cushion was a paper, with these verses. From Wordnik.com. [What Katy Did] Reference
Custer stayed the course until he looked like a pin cushion. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Murtha on Rove: ‘He’s Sitting in His Air-Conditioned Office on His Big, Fat Backside, Saying Stay the Course’] Reference
This cushion, that is made from felted wool jumpers, looks very snuggly. From Wordnik.com. [Cuteable] Reference
And the time we spend with ourselves on the cushion is the opposite of passive. From Wordnik.com. [Ethan Nichtern: Radical Buddhism and the Paradox of Acceptance] Reference
He says he's not going to be a pin cushion -- in other words, no more Mr. nice guy. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 13, 2004] Reference
November 25th, 2005 at 6: 21 pm xxx says: assessors win cushion. weakening stilled. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Cheney resignation] Reference
It's a system called the cushion the unofficial safety net for the younger generation. From Wordnik.com. [Spain's Boom To Bust Illustrates Euro Dilemma] Reference
I read formula romance stories when I need a brain cushion, they’re predictable and always end happily. From Wordnik.com. [Does All Writing Teach? » Blog Archive » Writer's Round-About - The Craft and Business of Fiction and Freelance Writing] Reference
You have a choice and don’t have to be the self deluded sexually irresponsible little pin cushion that you are. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » New Bush Policy: All Gays Should Be Celibate] Reference
You can make a pin cushion out of it. From Wordnik.com. [Crinoline Lady Craft] Reference
Q Does he have any kind of cushion or anything in the limo?. From Wordnik.com. [Press Briefing By James Steinberg] Reference
The guy must have some big hemmies for that kind of cushion!. From Wordnik.com. [Hands On: Getting a Handle On Your Brakes] Reference
And one we won’t solve by turning America into a drilling pin cushion. From Wordnik.com. [House Republicans Continue Vacation Protest - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
"When you give him that kind of cushion it only makes it easier for him.". From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
National Lottery Fund had enough of a "cushion" to pay out more than it got in. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Because even to sleep, his cushion wasn't the kind of cushion that we have now. From Wordnik.com. [Where Women Make History: Gendered Tellings of Community and Change in Magude, Mozambique] Reference
MITCHELL: A.J., with that kind of cushion, she could afford a team of psychiatrists. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 20, 2007] Reference
The loop, pulled taut when a fish hits hard, gives a kind of cushion and more reliable hookups. From Wordnik.com. [10 Tactics for Catching More Trout on Flies] Reference
Many make the mistake of asking for extra money thereby, providing a "cushion" for times of uncertainty. From Wordnik.com. [Ryan Mack: Procuring Business Financing 101] Reference
Mr. Syron says that "cushion" greatly reduces the risk that taxpayers might have to bail out Fannie and Freddie. From Wordnik.com. [For Freddie, Fannie,] Reference
We'd like to get some kind of cushion, but we know it will probably go right down to the last weekend of the season. From Wordnik.com. [NHL - National Hockey League - Chicago vs. Edmonton] Reference
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