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It was no wonder that he felt quite at home in the duck-pond, which was made for web-footed folk.
THE TALE OF GRANDFATHER MOLEARTHUR SCOTT BAILEYIt is to be feared that the attractions of the house-dinner were not the sole inducement to many of those sitting there.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSHe chiefly divided his time between the House of Lords and sitting at home, lamenting over his own ill-starred existence.
ELSTER'S FOLLYMRS. HENRY WOODIn the centre of the room is an oval table; some dozen men are sitting at it; as many more stand behind their chairs.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSOutside the hotel he came upon the two sisters sitting on a bench and drinking coffee.
THE JOYOUS ADVENTURES OF ARISTIDE PUJOLWILLIAM J. LOCKEWe (the officers) were sitting in a circle round the general and Alcalde, both of whom appeared uneasy and anxious.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUSBeneath its far-flung branches a syce was sitting in front of a finely-proportioned and unusually big Arab horse.
THE RED YEARLOUIS TRACYWhen you think of the number of people who suffered and died—or adapted—so that I could be sitting here now.
SENSE OF OBLIGATIONHENRY MAXWELL DEMPSEY (AKA HARRY HARRISON)On the next afternoon, at a quarter-past two, Hilda and Janet were sitting together in the breakfast-room.
HILDA LESSWAYSARNOLD BENNETTAs it came near, it proved to be the clock, with a sail hoisted, and the Goblin sitting complacently in the stern.
DAVY AND THE GOBLINCHARLES E. CARRYLWORDS RELATED TO SITTING DUCK
- allurement
- attraction
- beard
- blind
- blow off
- booster
- camouflage
- catch
- chicane
- chicanery
- come-on
- deception
- drawing card
- ensnarement
- enticement
- facade
- fake
- front
- imitation
- inducement
- inveiglement
- lure
- nark
- plant
- pretense
- seducement
- shill
- sitting duck
- snare
- stick
- stool pigeon
- stoolie
- temptation
- trick
- trickery
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.