catchpenny
Example Sentences
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We were tucked in a banquette at the Beverly Wilshire, a luxury hotel where Elvis lived in the 1960s, when he was churning out catchpenny musical comedies for MGM and Paramount.
From New York Times • May 25, 2022
The cautionary example of what not to do is Niagara Falls, which, as Henry James kvetched, had become “choked in the horribly vulgar shops and booths and catchpenny artifices.”
From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2021
Viscount Simon said that the discussion was "absolutely dangerous," called the term second front a "catchpenny phrase," based on ill-informed clamor.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sitting on the fence itself are the weaslers whose catchpenny slogan is "Law Enforcement."
From Time Magazine Archive
Rather than teach a series of tricks and tips for momentary success in speaking, as any catchpenny sophist might, Aristotle sought to form a coherent view of why those tips and tricks worked.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
