He struck a match ____ the fuse.

Even though the judge believed the defendant was guilty, he could say nothing when the jury ____ the man of all charges.

The court ____ Campbell on the grounds of temporary insanity.

He accused the ____ political parties of cynically exploiting this situation.

He moved from fringe theatre to ____ when he was chosen to play a leading role on Broadway.

The police sat in their cruiser and waited for a criminal act to ____.

If you have watched one golf game, then you have seen everything that will ____ in every other game of golf.

The ____ proposal split the committee into two opposing sides.

The Civil War was the most ____ American war because it ripped the country apart.

He was famous for his ____ advice to younger painters.

Susan nodded ____ as if what I had said was profoundly significant.