Flitter Example Sentences

Flitter Example Sentences

Definition:
: FLUTTER, FLICKER
: one that flits
: move quickly in an apparently random or purposeless manner
: a fluttering movement

Synonyms: dance, dart, flick, flicker, flirt, flit, flutter, zip


They will flitter away from it as fast as their air signs can take them.

She gasped in excitement as she saw bolts of lightning flitter across the sky, leaping from one bleak rain cloud to another.

We whistle, skipping to the car in a delusional, potentially ridiculous flitter.

They flitter through the sky, part magical and part mysterious.

In the ring, cameras flitter in and out of focus.

The words flitter for just a moment across the screen, but they are hard to forget.

Letters are no longer fixed in black ink on paper, but flitter on a glass surface in a rainbow of colors as fast as our eyes can blink.

Mea Culpa Example Sentences

Mea Culpa Example Sentences

Definition
: a formal acknowledgment of personal fault or error


The mayor's public mea culpa for his involvement in the scandal didn't satisfy his critics.

The magazine issued a mea culpa after they cited an incorrect statistic.

If I wanted an allowance, I needed to issue a mea culpa to my parents for my disobedient behavior.

He is working on a deeply personal book described as a kind of mea culpa to the nation, to make him seem more humane to voters.

Frazzle Example Sentences

Frazzle Example Sentences

Definition
: to put in a state of extreme physical or nervous fatigue
: a condition of fatigue or nervous exhaustion
: cause to feel completely exhausted; wear out
: fray

Synonyms: abrade, chafe, corrade, erode, fray, fret, gall, rasp, rub, wear, burnout, collapse, exhaustion, fatigue, lassitude, prostration, tiredness, weariness


He's a clever player who knows how to frazzle his opponents.

Months of overtime work have left her worn to a frazzle.

I frazzle a few hairs on my beard in the process of getting it going.

We were worn to a frazzle after our last-minute Christmas shopping.

I cannot complain when you frazzle my brain.

There he goes again coughing himself to a frazzle.

He was worn to a frazzle when he got home from work.

She worked herself to a frazzle.

The meat has been burnt to a frazzle.

We have been worn to a frazzle after innumerable battles.

He was beaten to a frazzle during the last election campaign.

I've been trailing round the shops all day and I'm absolutely worn to a frazzle.

Cooking for a crowd can frazzle even the most accomplished cook.

Venal Example Sentences

Venal Example Sentences

Definition
1 : capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable; especially : open to corrupt influence and especially bribery : mercenary

2 : originating in, characterized by, or associated with corrupt bribery

willing to do dishonest things in return for money; willing to take bribes


Synonyms: corrupt, corruptible, bribable, open to bribery, purchasable, buyable, grafting; dishonest, fraudulent, dishonorable, untrustworthy, unscrupulous, unprincipled; mercenary, avaricious, grasping, rapacious; informalbent, crooked, warped, shady; raresimoniacal, simoniac



Their generosity had been at least partly venal.

The courts of law are venal and can take decades to decide a case.

Because the mayor was a venal man, he had no problem accepting bribes from real estate developers.

The venal police officer accepted the money the drug dealers gave him to look away from their illegal deals.

While the chemical company claimed to be environmentally friendly, it was actually managed by a venal executive who refused to pay for the proper disposal of wastes.

The venal minister lied to the members of the church when he told them donations would earn them a place in heaven.

When the politician was revealed as a venal woman who took bribes from lobbyists, she was quickly removed from office.

The venal storeowner charged the immigrants more than he charged the local residents of his community.

Since a venal con artist raised Carl, it is not surprising that Carl grew up to be a thief.

Some venal radio stations will not play music from independent labels unless they are offered bribes to do so.

Because we did not see Jake as a venal man, we were completely shocked when he threw the boxing match for money.

It was very easy for the wealthy defendant to sway the venal judge with the offer of a blank check.

Politicians are often accused of being venal, but seldom stupid.

Douglas has had great success playing flawed, even venal characters.

Her expose portrayed him as a vile, venal man.

She did what she did out of ideology, not for venal motives.

There are tons of jokes about venal politicians.

They are accused of being involved in venal practices.\

The venal policeman accepted the bribe.

Venal judges are a disgrace to a country.

Those battling to win seats in the election tomorrow are viewed as more venal, corrupt and conniving than any fantasy TV we watch.

They're venal and corrupt and must be stopped.

Behest Example Sentences

Behest Example Sentences



Definition
1 : an authoritative order : command
2 : an urgent prompting
a request of great importance


Synonyms: instruction, bidding, request, requirement, wish, desire; command, order, decree, edict, rule, ruling, directive, direction, charge, will, dictate, demand, insistence, injunction, mandate, precept; informalsay-so; rarerescript



They had assembled at his behest.

Mary signed away her kingdom at the behest of Henri II.

On a whim, and at the behest of a friend, pictures of the stunning brunette were sent to a British modeling agency.

At the president’s behest, the prisoner will be pardoned for his crimes.

The low calorie version of the beer was developed at the behest of weight conscious individuals.

At the director’s behest, I am being called back for a second audition.

The singer decided to perform two more songs at the behest of her audience.

At the governor’s behest, the attorney general will reopen a closed homicide case.

They conceive a child, marry and quickly divorce at the grandparents' behest.

Both have proved willing to conduct massive fiscal operations at the behest of treasury ministers.

He was merely rebalancing his portfolio, at the behest of his financial adviser.

The enamoured look in her soft, brown eyes lessened the harshness of her behest.

To say what was done was done at the behest of officials is totally incorrect.

He clearly acted in haste at the behest of a friend.

The bully later apologized on the behest of his appalled parents.

His withdrawal may have been at his father's behest.

Procrastinator Example Sentences

Procrastinator Example Sentences



Definition: a person who habitually puts off doing things

Synonyms: dawdler, dilly-dallier, idler, lag, lagger, lingerer, loafer, loiterer, lounger, poke, slowpoke, straggler, slow starter, tarrier



He may have been a procrastinator in everything else, but as a writer he was a skilled mechanic.

Don't say you are a procrastinator; really, it's just that the pace of this bloody age is too fast.

He says the smart procrastinator can earn a reputation for productivity while giving in to the urge to delay.

Neither one is a procrastinator, and both answered my many questions immediately.

I used to be a conscientious and diligent person, but modern technology has turned me into a procrastinator of the highest order.

Procrastinators have been found to receive worse grades.

Procrastinators can be difficult to detect because they often seem to be workaholics.

We have a bunch of procrastinators in this town and nothing gets done.