dangle
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Dangle the prospects of celebrity and riches, and plenty of charlatans rush forward.
From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2019
The 1779 satire features a vapid critic named Dangle and his pal Sneer watching a rehearsal of a new extravaganza from critic-playwright Mr. Puff.
From Washington Post • Dec. 30, 2015
Dangle and Sneer are the names of the critics in Sheridan's late 18th-century comedy, The Critic, while in Tom Stoppard's The Real Inspector Hound, Moon and Birdboot prove themselves a mass of insecurities and jealousies.
From The Guardian • Jan. 23, 2013
Sheridan's satire on the theatrical world features Mr Dangle and Mr Sneer, two carping critics who accompany Mr Puff to the rehearsals of his historical tragedy The Spanish Armada.
From The Guardian • May 25, 2012
Now tell me this, young Fisher major,” said Dangle, with an air of importance which intimidated the prisoner; “what was it your brother said about the election?”
From The Cock-House at Fellsgarth by Reed, Talbot Baines
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