Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Umbrageous Sample Sentences

The yards are nicely carpeted with green, and rendered cool by umbrageous trees.



Let him leave the beaten line of travel, where the ravaging axe converts the umbrageous solitude into noisy blanks.



The wedding took place under the umbrageous limbs of a giant oak in the bride's backyard.











Thursday, October 2, 2014

Insidious Sample Sentences

Most people with this insidious disease have no idea that they are infected.



The insidious playboy planned to con the heiress out of her fortune.



While Helen may seem like a nice woman, I believe she has an insidious side to her.



The car dealership used attractive insidious models to lure in buyers.



Although the medicine made Gabriel feel better at first, its effect was insidious and only lasted a short time.



Carol created an insidious plot to steal her best friend’s husband.



Even though he seemed honest and trustworthy, the cult leader was an insidious man who only wanted to trick his followers into giving him their assets.



Alcohol is an insidious beverage that convinces people to do silly things.



Because I was so trusting, I did not realize the insidious man was using me to get information about the bank where I worked.



The insidious witch put out cookies and candy to entrap naïve children.



After the police conducted their investigation, they realized the suspect had created an insidious scheme by which he tricked elderly people out of their medications.



He experienced the insidious influence of the corporate culture.



Climate change is insidious and uncertain, inviting denial and procrastination.



The temptation to be dishonest often comes in insidious ways.



Computer malware is insidious and dangerous but there are well known limits to the kinds of attacks that it can be used to mount.



It's the smaller stuff that represents a more insidious threat since it cannot be seen and therefore can't be avoided.



Plots in good crime fiction are so insidious that they get into your head and you don't even know that they're there.



The stalker was insidious in his attempts to reach his victim and outwit the police.



Jennifer spread insidious rumors of her opponent before the school election .



His evil, plotting ways fit into his insidious nature.



Her insidious lies finally caught up with her.



The investigators uncovered an insidious scheme to rob people of their life savings.



The insidious burglar was able to sneak into the house without being heard or seen.



The onset of the cold was so insidious that Tom hardly knew what had hit him.



He was unaware that an insidious cancer was consuming him.



The insidious disease had harmed most of the organs before it was diagnosed.



He should not have believed the insidious information given by the informer.



We have circulated the insidious information to trap the militant group.



Gambling is an insidious habit that is most difficult to break.



She fell captive to the insidious world of drugs at a tender age.





Fever Pitch Sample Sentences

I worked myself up to a fever pitch of enthusiasm.



New allegations brought interest in the scandal to a fever pitch.



Demand for the new car soon reached fever pitch.



The excitement kept building to a fever pitch as the singing and dancing reached a crescendo.



By the time the princess appeared on the balcony, excitement among the crowd was at fever pitch.



Tension reached fever pitch as reports came in of further bomb attacks in the north.



Research on this dreadful disease and its human counterpart continue at a fever pitch.



It was the best race of the day and the excitement was at a fever pitch.



During last quarters the football crowd was at fever pitch.



This year, because the nominees were so unexpected, the snubs so blatant, the shouts and murmurs hit fever pitch.



Excitement remained at fever pitch until the very end of the game.