Example Sentences

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The withdrawal, it will be noticed, was not in obedience to a court order, but followed a mere comstockian threat.

From A Book of Prefaces by Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis)

Alas, the comstockian proboscis, feeling for such offendings, is not as alert as when uncovering more savoury delicacies.

From A Book of Prefaces by Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis)