“He was noted for the hoarseness acquired by a habit of constant vociferation, from which we may infer that the repulsiveness of his character was heightened by frequent irritability.”

“It was claimed that the jewelry he possessed as a family heirloom contained a jinx that marred his football career.”

“The clash of contemporary ugliness with ancient beauty is a tripwire I often stumble on.”

“Another key came in the testimony under immunity of two men who said they were with the suspect the night of the shooting.”

“Entrepreneurs were seen as chancers, but the stigma of setting up a business and risking failure has lessened.”

“A set of inconsequential random and rare moments of happiness joined together by swathes of mundaneness.”

“We may end up missing the grounding reasons for our repulsion towards certain behaviors because we never acknowledge the deep-seated human traits being violated.”

“That's all I wanted to do, not thinking that I would make waves, change minds, excite people, incite people, turn on people, repulse people.”

“He met the woman via the internet, and then shortly after a few dates, she began to overtly bully him into moving in with her.”

“She'd always been smart enough, but in a practical way that seemed to repel men.”

“We need to get down to Titania's terrarium and find a way to dispel the curse on you.”

“I was in very good company, and managed to bore some extremely nice people to death.”

“The room had become deathly quiet, each crew member standing erectly as not to further displease their captain.”

“Had Grampion been imperious or improper, her arsenal would have been adequate to repel his advances, but he was simply gentlemanly.”

“She had no interest in Wade and would often reject his advances.”