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I'd much rather know you've been in the Tombs than in the ivoried halls of academe.

Bartleby the Scrivener*** Miss Snark 2007

I'd much rather know you've been in the Tombs than in the ivoried halls of academe.

Bartleby the Scrivener*** Miss Snark 2007

We passed through the blue-caverned space, crossed the narrow arch that spanned the rushing sea stream, and, ascending, stood again upon the ivoried pave at the foot of the frowning, towering amphitheatre of jet.

The Moon Pool 2004

Judging from the ivoried knuckles, the telephone hand-piece seemed in danger of being crushed.

Seawitch MacLean, Alistair 1977

They took upon them two equally-matched shields for feats, and their eight-edged targes for feats, and their eight small darts, and their eight straightswords with ornaments of walrus-tooth and their eight lesser, ivoried spears which flew from them and to them like bees [LL. fo.84b.] on a day of fine weather.

The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge Unknown

We passed through the blue-caverned space, crossed the narrow arch that spanned the rushing sea stream, and, as-cending, stood again upon the ivoried pave at the foot of the frowning, towering amphitheatre of jet.

The Moon Pool 1919

We passed through the blue-caverned space, crossed the narrow arch that spanned the rushing sea stream, and, ascending, stood again upon the ivoried pave at the foot of the frowning, towering amphitheatre of jet.

The Moon Pool Abraham Merritt 1913

Thence to the Beauty Works to have the peerless Frontispiece ironed out and the Nails ivoried.

Ade's Fables George Ade 1905

Thence to the Beauty Works to have the peerless Frontispiece ironed out and the Nails ivoried.

Ade's Fables George Ade 1905

With its tentative, inky black lines drawn over various ivoried and yellowy-tan tones, the painting seemed elegant and beguiling (and momentarily suggested a ballroom before an event).

The New York Review of Books 2010