My mother told me to be wary when leaving work late at night.

The amount of shoes she had in her closet could be considered superfluous compared to most women.

I couldn't suppress my laughter when my brother loudly passed gas in church.

The burglar's surreptitious ways allowed him to steal several artworks from the gallery over a four month period.

His alibi allowed police to vindicate him based on his proximity to the crime scene.

"The venerable Mr. Robert DeNiro was given the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Oscar's last evening," said the reporter on the morning news.

Her transient feelings for him were just that and nothing more.

My favorite teacher was the most tactful of the bunch that I had last year.

He was tenacious in his pursuit of surmounting Mt. Everest.