The Tech team was offside on the play, but since we had thrown them for an eighty-yard loss, we ______________ the five-yard penalty.

In our frantic search for the missing papers, we overturned everything in the room, leaving it in complete _______________.

Shakespeare tells us that "the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft ________________ with their bones."

Even in his old age, Thomas Jefferson kept up a ____________________ correspondence with important people in America and abroad.

A person who has been ________________ about by many dreadful misfortunes will either become stronger or suffer a complete breakdown.

The Founding Fathers set up a method of _________________ the Constitution that is neither too easy nor too difficult to use.

If you examine the evidence carefully, you will soon _______________ the contradictions in the witness's story.

I don't know which was more __________________ - making improper use of the money or lying about it later.

In 1940, Winston Churchill conveyed to the British people the _________________ truth that they were fighting for their national existence.

A compromise agreement reached in the judge's chambers would clearly _________________ the need for a long, costly lawsuit.

When he accused me of playing fast and loose with the rules, I lost my temper and called him an officious _____________.

I'm not so sure that I want to rent a bungalow so __________________ that I'll have room for guests every weekend.

Let me say frankly that I ___________________ prejudice in anyone, even a member of my own family.

After surviving the _____________________ conditions of a refugee camp, she came to United States in pursuit of a better life and the America Dream.

It is hard for us to realize that the great men who led our revolution were considered __________________ by the British king.

History gives us many examples of how the ________________ effects of religious hatred can weaken the entire social structure.

Didn't it occur to them that by signing the letter "Sophomores of Central High," they would _______________ the entire class in the protest?

Some people prefer the ___________________ of life in a big city to the more placid atmosphere of a small town.

In a natural history museum, we can see physical remains of many species of animals that are no longer _____________.

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Investments across the board were battered by fluctuations in the stock market.

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The children ran around the spacious and elegant hotel lobby.

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Recent polls detected a change in public opinion.

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The Board of Directors voted to modify the long-standing company policy.

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The acquittal resulted in disorder in the courtroom.

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She found herself entangled in a web of deceit.

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She had no patience for the young star as she detested his snobbery and conceit.

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Their friendship fell apart thanks to several letters containing spiteful remarks.

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Thanks to the foresight of ancient scribes, manuscripts dating back centuries are still in existence.

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Artifacts of ancient civilizations once buried can now be seen in museums around the world.