absolute
Example Sentences
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They stared at each other in absolute silence.
From Literature
The old adage is true: Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
From Salon
I know it is absolute blasphemy to say this, but I like to see all the north-east clubs do well.
From BBC
Caruso — whose son and daughter lost their homes in the Palisades fire — called The Times’ latest reporting on the after-action report an “absolute outrage.”
From Los Angeles Times
One anonymous employee called the resulting firings “an absolute bloodbath.”
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
