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The Commissioner, ascetic-looking, an Oxford graduate, narrow-shouldered and elderly, tired-eyed and bespectacled like the scholar he was, like the scientist he was, shrugged his shoulders.
CHAPTER XXIV 2010
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The next man–willowy and ascetic-looking–I did not know but the fourth seemed very familiar.
The Vesuvius Club Mark Gatiss 2004
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In contrast, his companion, a lean, ascetic-looking man wearing black with a clerical collar, appeared to be in an advanced state of the jitters.
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In contrast, his companion, a lean, ascetic-looking man wearing black with a clerical collar, appeared to be in an advanced state of the jitters.
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The next man–willowy and ascetic-looking–I did not know but the fourth seemed very familiar.
The Vesuvius Club Mark Gatiss 2004
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He was a tall, ascetic-looking man, with shiny black hair and a scrolled and waxed mustache, like the one worn by the legendary Confederate naval officer Raphael Sims.
Dave Robicheaux Ebook Boxed Set James Lee Burke 2002
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He was a tall, ascetic-looking man, with shiny black hair and a scrolled and waxed mustache, like the one worn by the legendary Confederate naval officer Raphael Sims.
Dave Robicheaux Ebook Boxed Set James Lee Burke 2002
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In his place a familiar tall, dark-haired, ascetic-looking figure walked into the room.
A Darker Place King, Laurie R. 1999
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According to Lieutenant Thomas Cruse, who met with the medicine man during the crisis that was about to unfold, His face—very light in color for an Apache—was drawn and ascetic-looking.
Once They Moved Like the Wind David Roberts 1994
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According to Lieutenant Thomas Cruse, who met with the medicine man during the crisis that was about to unfold, His face—very light in color for an Apache—was drawn and ascetic-looking.
Once They Moved Like the Wind David Roberts 1994
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