mordant

There was a time I used to challenge his mordant style.

Or is it a taste for the mordant economy of the English language, which can say a lot by saying little.

That gave our man the opportunity for some mordant comments.

His humor kept up with the times and could have a mordant edge to it.

But you do not know Mordant well enough to exert power without risk.

Still, she is not mordant and causes no great difficulties.

The two soldiers even found mordant humor in their ordeal.

They scrambled after him, following his mordant laughter through the darkness.

The important thing is to keep you from putting her off with your mordant witticisms.

In fact, there is a kind of mordant optimism that keeps breaking through.

When breakthroughs come for this mother and daughter, they have a mordant realism.

Indeed she laughed frequently, though the humor expressed seemed often quite mordant.

Could this child have created so mordant an impression?

But she is once again a smart, mordant observer of the world that her book describes.

He did, though, have a store of mordant jokes.

It is all too easy to forget that other matters were settled only after mordant struggle.

"I say that bark and bite are both rather mordant.

She stood there, timidly, full of a most mordant rage.

He bit his nails repeatedly and the mordant wit came from deep within.

Worse yet, they all sound the same, have the same mordant sense of humor.

He had a mordant sense of humor that was just what Kozlowski needed to hear now.

In a mordant running joke, he has a bet with three of his colleagues to see who can last the longest without ever going outside.

Their frankness, severe and even mordant at times, was, indeed, a result of that respect.

But the play's compassion and mordant comedy make for compelling viewing.

In his mordant presence she always felt vulgar and self-indulgent.

You have decided to take your part in Mordant's need.

That you have not come to play a part in Mordant's need?

That was a year or more ago, and so far, Mordant had done nothing about it.

Because Mordant was said to be at peace, the gate stood open during the day.

So the man left, and drove away in Mordant's old car.

All that while, Mordant will be waiting to give him a wide open welcome.

Who in Mordant would level such a threat against the realm?

They could keep on to Mordant's, and handle matters there.

All the finest men of Mordant are theirs by right.

Such important persons rated an interview, since Mordant wouldn't give one.

Each of us trying to bluff the other, as though we'd learned where Mordant was from the newspapers.

To summon the servants, Mordant went back into his study.

Over his shoulder, Mordant gave them a quick glance, and each stared hard.

In that way, the population of Mordant was renewed.

He knew that gunfire would bring aid from Mordant's servants.

This can apply not only to dyes but to mordants as well.

Do you think that's a good answer to Mordant's problems?'

So that he would know better where he stood, what Mordant's true danger was.

"There goes old money bags," said one, referring to Mordant.

Bracy kept watching for Mordant's car, but it didn't go past the corner.

Mordant's chauffeur hurried up the steps and into the hotel.

Mordant's peace will be the first good thing to be lost- and the smallest.

Our wise King will not lift his hand in Mordant's defence.

The stubby gun dropped from Mordant's fingers and struck the floor.

But when even the Doctor becomes affected, can anything stop Mordant's plans?