Sentence examples for great bore from inspiring English sources

Elizabeth Hardwick, in the pages of the Partisan Review, called her "vague, dreamy, mercilessly pretentious" and "a great bore".

In January 1864 he wrote, "water carrying is a great bore, and has procured me the Soubriquet of Cosette," the novel's heroine, who hauls water in the night.

The book has the rhythm of life, and likability is not a steady, constant factor; sometimes Natasha is entrancing, sometimes a great bore.

It is a great bore, dull and hackneyed and pompously self-conscious … issues are dodged which even a commercial press has no fear to expose.

The cultural range of his music has expanded to the point where it includes not only the hits of the day, but also patriotic recitals, pure country gospel, and really dirty blues.... Elvis has emerged as a great artist, a great rocker, a great purveyor of schlock, a great heart throb, a great bore, a great symbol of potency, a great ham, a great nice person, and, yes, a great American.

"He was awesome — he played great," Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher said.

Somerset Maugham said, "there is no greater bore than the travel bore".

The poster tagline, one of the all-time greats, bears repeating: "In 1945, the Nazis went to the moon.

Marcus himself was firmly earthbound, a great big bear of a boy.

The great bear market could be over.

'He has walked into a great bear trap.