ness

Example Sentences

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This still- ness doth dart with snake venom on itwell, / I’d have laughed.”

From Scientific American • Jun. 19, 2013

A slider on the device adjusts the amount of "3-D ness," from maximum to 2-D.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 16, 2010

Clearly, it's not just grimy pelmets and overcooked breakfasts up for tut-tutting judgment but the lifestyles of the participants; there's a very British under-current of mean-spirited– ness to this show.

From The Guardian • Apr. 28, 2010

The immense, horizontal still ness of 19th century plains landscape floods the work of Georgia O'Keeffe: "That was my country�terrible winds and a wonderful emptiness."

From Time Magazine Archive

He hid his affection behind his gruff- ness.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep