How To Use Odiousness In A Sentence
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So in the wood and the hollows he hid a number of archers and spearmen, confident that the commodiousness of the place would allure the Romans.
The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans
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Indeed, the need in the business community for good and accurate information about the world situation is one of the reasons that, for all of the frequent odiousness of their editorial lines, papers like The Financial Times, the Economist, and the Wall Street Journal have very, very good reportorial divisions.
Matthew Yglesias » Rove: Economy Will Get Better Soon
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In particular, there are two whole islands that bear that name; both of which, beside the ruins which they exhibit, are distinguished among the group for their commodiousness, their pleasant appearance, and the productive richness of their soil, no less than for their retired situation.
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But the commodiousness of the plain was not the only reason for making the selection.
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Agricola by men of experience, that never had any captain more sagely chosen his stations for commodiousness and situation; for that no place of strength founded by him, was ever taken by violence, or abandoned upon articles or despair.
The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola
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The harbors are very marvels of commodiousness, that of Port Jackson, the entrance to Sydney, being fifteen miles long.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 87, March, 1875
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For odiousness, it somehow surpasses even this week's other Olympic-related news, that the government has forked out almost £750,000 on corporate hospitality tickets for the Games.
The London 2012 Olympic torch relay is following a path that inflames | Marina Hyde
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“The boundless extent of territory we possess, the wholesome temperament of our climate, the luxuriance and fertility of our soil, the variety of our products, the rapidity of the growth of our population, the industry of our countrymen, and the commodiousness of our ports” had caused “a jealousy of our dawning splendor.”
Alexander Hamilton, American
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An audit commission could examine public debt for its legality, legitimacy, odiousness and social sustainability, providing grounds for its cancellation.
Democratic lessons on public debt from developing countries | Costas Lapavitsas
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We had a pleasing conviction of the commodiousness of civilization, and heartily laughed at the ravings of those absurd visionaries who have attempted to persuade us of the superior advantages of a state of nature.
Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides
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Indeed, the need in the business community for good and accurate information about the world situation is one of the reasons that, for all of the frequent odiousness of their editorial lines, papers like The Financial Times, the Economist, and the Wall Street Journal have very, very good reportorial divisions.
Matthew Yglesias » Rove: Economy Will Get Better Soon
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It seems as if he lets his outrage at the abuse of government powers blind him to the odiousness of his clients.
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But, odiousness of perceived audible bias at NPR notwithstanding, the Morning Edition segment on the presidential candidates 'forum at the Firefighters Union convention astounded me.
Mimi Kennedy: Judging Hillary's Judgment
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The commodiousness of money is indeed great; but there are some advantages which money cannot buy, and which therefore no wise man will by the love of money be tempted to forego.
A Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland
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Indeed, that was a problem early in the case when one of the attorneys withdrew precisely because of the crime's odiousness.
Joel Cohen: When Criminal Lawyers Go to the Edge
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The houses are usually log-cabins, of various degrees of comfort and commodiousness.
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The first European to set eyes on the island, he was sorry to go, ‘leaving the said land with much regret because of its commodiousness and beauty, thinking it was not without some properties of value’.
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The chief hotel at Sherton – Abbas was an old stone-fronted inn with a yawning arch, under which vehicles were driven by stooping coachmen to back premises of wonderful commodiousness.
The Woodlanders
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It's hard to see how the odiousness of a crime can indicate that it was not the product of an ‘internal dysfunction.’
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A feeling of odiousness has gone from the room and for a chance I can sleep without wondering if my death is to come.
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One really shouldn't engage in atrocity one-upmanship, but it's arguable that compared with such more famous current and recent fugitives as Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein, Karadzic, wins the odiousness sweepstakes.
Karadzic finally arrested for war crimes
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In battle, in travelling, and on other occasions, this added much to the commodiousness and grace of the costume.
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And the reason is, his--I think that people may perceive a certain odiousness about his foreign-policy views.
Playing the Field
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Part of the "commodiousness" of a building should be how it serves people who may never enter it.
Frank Gruber: Urban Design, the Book: Part Two of a Review
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Having said this in his First Book of Good Deeds, he says again, that both commodiousness and grace pertain to mean or indifferent things, none of which according to them, is profitable.
Essays and Miscellanies
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Then it wouldn't have this history of odiousness.
One Drop Of Bloody History
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While Harman may rank even worse than Specter or Lincoln on scales of odiousness, Harman's challenger Marcy Winograd is far more progressive than Joe Sestak (who beat Specter) and Bill Halter (Lincoln's surging foe).
Norman Solomon: When the Leaders Lead, the People Have Sorrow