anesthetic
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At times, his dazzling piano playing calls Art Tatum to mind; elsewhere, singing lighthearted ditties like “There’s No Anesthetic for Love” in a repartee with his trio-mates, he sounds a lot like Louis Jordan.
From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2019
Local Anesthetic, Grass IN his book Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson, the author repeatedly prophesied that he would not leave the California prison system alive.
From Time Magazine Archive
Anesthetic gases might knock people out, but there was no guarantee that they would wake up, ever, especially the small children.
From Time Magazine Archive
Anesthetic gases also appear to be teratogenic, or capable of causing birth defects.
From Time Magazine Archive
After a long and uneasy pause The Bride comes in from the Anesthetic Room on the arm of her Father, with the Four Bridesmaids following by twos.
From A Book of Burlesques by Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis)
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