When people have too little iron in their blood, it sometimes means that their diet is also deficient in iron.

Gil's manners are deficient. For example, I've never heard him thank anyone for anything.

The painting depicts a typical nineteenth-century summer day in the park.

Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin depicted the cruelty of slavery so forcefully that the book helped to begin the Civil War.

Do you think all television is detrimental to children, or are some programs a positive influence on them?

The gases from automobiles and factories have been so detrimental to the environment that some of the damage may be permanent.

When the gangster growled, "I'm sure you want your family to stay healthy," Harris understood the implicit threat.

Although it's never been said, there's an implicit understanding that Carla will be promoted when Earl finally retires.

A two-year-old has no inhibitions about running around naked.

Sarah's family is openly affectionate, with no inhibitions about hugging or kissing in public.

It's ironic that Loretta is such a strict mother, because she was certainly wild in her youth.

"The Gift of the Magi" is a short story with an ironic twist: A woman sells her long hair to buy a chain for her husband's watch, while her husband sells his watch to buy ornaments for her hair.

If the dam were to rupture, the town would disappear under many feet of water.

The bulge in the baby's stomach was caused by a muscle wall that had ruptured and would have to be repaired.

Most people like their cereal crunchy, but Teresa lets hers sit until the milk has saturated every piece.

Studying history for three hours saturated my brain -- I couldn't have absorbed one more bit of information.

If a woman refuses to date my older brother, he becomes vindictive. One way he takes revenge is to forward her all his junk e-mail.

After she was given two weeks' notice, the vindictive employee intentionally jumbled the company's files.