marginalia
Example Sentences
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All the while, Rumsfeld produced his proverbs, doodling mystic marginalia in the pages of history, reducing war and torture and other awful realities into blunt queries and gruff turns of phrase.
From Washington Post
The books were crammed with marginalia, as though Roth was having conversations with the writers or making cranky observations about inconsistencies in their work.
From New York Times
She said she would often retreat to the attic to read books and doodle on their pages, erasing the marginalia to leave room for another magical session the next day.
From Washington Post
My questions are: Who has the courage to say our kids don’t have time for such marginalia?
From Washington Post
These sarcastic marginalia, full of exclamation marks and underlinings, were, she was certain, the work of a woman.
From The Guardian
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
