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Pertuse


Definition:

  • (a.) Alt. of Pertused

Example Sentences:

Peruse


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To observe; to examine with care.
  • (v. t.) To read through; to read carefully.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) When I peruse a potential bargain I know I am influenced more by the extent of the reduction than whether the discounted item is something we really want.
  • (2) A brief perusal of the list indicates that is a very big if.
  • (3) Nobody is sure what dangerous chemical imbalance this would create but the Fiver is convinced we'd all be dust come October or November, the earth scorched, with only three survivors roaming o'er the barren landscape: Govan's answer to King Lear, ranting into a hole in the ground; a mute, wild-eyed pundit, staring without blinking into a hole in the ground; and a tall, irritable figure standing in front of the pair of them, screaming in the style popularised by Klaus Kinski, demanding they take a look at his goddamn trouser arrangement, which he has balanced here on the platform of his hand for easy perusal, or to hell with them, for they are no better than pigs, worthless, spineless pigs.
  • (4) Complementary vectors drive the reader to peruse these records.
  • (5) Jamie Oliver may have time to wander around perusing the streets for good deals on fresh food and finding charming little stories out of what is actually poverty rather than budget cooking for fun, but in the real world you do the best with what you have.
  • (6) Information about the patients, the characteristics and management of their asthma and the circumstances of the fatal episode was obtained by interviewing relatives and general practitioners and perusal of hospital records.
  • (7) It will then extract whatever metadata the user is looking for and store it all in a file for perusal later on.
  • (8) Taking a break from perusing storyboards that variously show Fellaini challenging the Saracens No8 Ernst Joubert as he leaps for a lineout and Humphrey avoiding tennis balls fired at him by Heather Watson, Garicoche adds: "Our style is going to be different.
  • (9) One must peruse the literature with a very critical eye, as most new agents are touted as tremendous advances on past antibiotics.
  • (10) The database provides a continuous online environment for data perusal and editing and is used as the informatics core for running the human gene mapping workshops.
  • (11) Perusal of the literature disclosed two additional similar cases.
  • (12) Focused, microregion anatomic perusal is applicable throughout pregnancy, provides information for physiologic inference, and can be used for prediction of pathology, detection of abnormalities, and, in most examinations, in a wellness role of confirming normality.
  • (13) Let me peruse something lighter, such as the Sunday papers.
  • (14) In his regular monthly commentary as head of the schools watchdog, Ofsted , Wilshaw writes: “Anyone regularly perusing the job vacancy pages of the education press cannot help but notice just how many of our elite public schools are busy opening up international branches across the globe, especially in the Gulf states and the far east,” he says.
  • (15) Perusal of the literature uncovered only a single report of a placental leiomyoma.
  • (16) Perusal of the literature revealed that until 1970, 13 children with malignant melanoma of the head and neck had been reported.
  • (17) For the manual search, the contents of 34 arbitrarily selected, gastroenterologic, hepatologic, surgical, or general journals were perused.
  • (18) Perusal of the literature revealed seven cases of Spitz nevus of the conjunctiva, but for some of them the histology was incompletely described.
  • (19) A stage has been set up to welcome medallists and fans can pick up supporter’s packs containing Russian flags and peruse memorabilia donated by famous Russian athletes.
  • (20) Peruse the aisles of manga, play PlayStation and online games, charge your mobile, sleep, and guzzle as much free fizzy melon soda as you like.

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