142 Verbs to Use for the Word topics

I did not feel myself qualified to discuss such topics, but something one must say.

Then the Major quickly changed the topic of conversation, and afterwards he and his friend passed along to their table and sat down to eat.

Rumors of mutiny or coming mutiny formed almost the only topic of conversation; yet in nearly every sepoy regiment the European officers put faith in their men, and fondly believed that, though the rest of the army might revolt, yet their own corps would prove faithful.

I introduced the topic thus: "You remember the detached sentences taken down by the nurse during the period of Carmel's unconsciousness.

For scores of "friends" and hundreds of acquaintances she would furnish a topic of talk.

No one dreamed of talking to me about my past lifeor America, or any of my early associationsyet I was a strangerone would have thought they might have taken a little more trouble to find some topics of general interest.

They both rather avoided the topic of Baring's sudden death.

I suggest topics dealing with our own country only, because the child must learn to know the near-at-hand before he can appreciate the remote.

Some daring person perhaps introduces another topic, and uses the delicate flattery of appealing to Touchwood for his opinion, the topic being included in his favourite studies.

Let me, at the risk of tediousness, proceed to bring these generalities to a point by a few instances,not intending to exhaust the topic, but only to exemplify the method of approaching it.

Having gone so much into detail on this point, comment on the command which concludes this topic in the forty-third verse, would be superfluous.

They would never treat a serious topic seriously for more than a few minutes.

"What do you think of her?" asked Oh-Pshaw hastily, steering the conversation away from muscles and kindred unladylike topics.

[x]: the courtiers, apprehending dangerous effects from his despair, were at last obliged to break in upon his solitude; and they employed every topic of consolation, induced him to accept of nourishment, and occupied his leisure in taking precautions against the consequences which he so justly apprehended from the murder of the primate.

He took up any topic by chance, and played with it at will, like a juggler with his cups and balls.

But for some reason they seemed always to find obstacles in the way of bringing forward this most vital topic.

For, in order not to pass over anything which had reference to the discovery of arguments in every sort of discussion, I have embraced more topics than were desired by you; and I have done as liberal sellers often do, when they have sold a house or a farm, the movables being all excepted from the sale, still give some of them to the purchaser, which appear to be well placed as ornaments or conveniences.

From the speeches in England I here present only three topics, in a rather fragmentary form.

" Emily blushed painfully, but she took the letter in silence; and as Denbigh pursued the topic no further, the little distance they had to go was ridden in silence.

These were happy and tranquil hours; for then Henrich would resume the interesting topics to which his dusky pupil was never weary of listening.

A shout of laughter went up from the rest of the company, who all knew the lively Lizzie's favorite topics.

And now let us dismiss professional topics.

He was very gracious, Aberdeen said, but he did not choose his topics quite so well as the late King, who had much tact and grace, neither does the King speak French well.

The deep solicitude felt by our citizens of all classes throughout the Union for the total discharge of the public debt will apologize for the earnestness with which I deem it my duty to urge this topic upon the consideration of Congressof recommending to them again the observance of the strictest economy in the application of the public funds.

I raised up the gravest topics of life; private misery, public calamity.

142 Verbs to Use for the Word  topics