Thursday, April 9, 2015

Palisade Sample Sentences

A 1.8 meter high palisade fence will be erected between the rear gardens of each property with screen walls to the front.




The houses were surrounded by a wooden palisade on top of a steep bank.




The outer palisade held off the attackers.




The soldiers could not get over the rock wall palisade and just got killed by the archers.




The tribe built a wooden palisade around their village to protect it from raiders.




The gate of the palisade was now opened, and the captain of the guards allowed the prisoners to lie down on the glowing pavement within.







Monday, April 6, 2015

Mordant Sample Sentences

I know a writer famous for her mordant humor.





I've read a mordant review of the movie I recently watch that compared it to having one's teeth pulled for two hours.




He was a good speaker, lucid in his lectures, persuasive in conversation; and he had a mordant wit.




An example of a mordant person is someone who is always making cruel and sarcastic remarks to others.




His mordant satire was hurtful.

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Laconic Sample Sentences

He had a reputation for being laconic.




The valedictorian delivered a laconic speech, contrast to the salutatorian's lengthy speech.




A person with few words is laconic.




If trials were laconic, then it wouldn't take years to find a verdict.




To save valuable time, give me a laconic explanation of what happened.




If you were laconic with your lectures, then we could leave class 15 minutes early.




I don't have all day, so be laconic with your answers.




The laconic way you speak with people baffles me considering you want a talk show.




A man of a few words, he has proven himself to be laconic.




My chattering best friend couldn't be any different from her more reserved, laconic older brother.



The laconic cowboy raised an eyebrow and just grinned when the girl finished her tirade.




Though the speech was laconic in nature, it told worlds about why it is important to follow directions.




Casual acquaintances always thought my father was laconic, but the truth was that he just had a very, very limited vocabulary.




The speech was laconic, but still very effective.