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And last week for the second year, intellectuals who had bandied ideas in Burgundy found themselves just as happy in Massachusetts, although they missed such old Ponti-nians as rapier-sharp Gide.

From Time Magazine Archive

My own mind was spinning from the ideas we had bandied back and forth so rapidly.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

The most prejudiced of those who had bandied her name about for the past few weeks felt a dim sense of shame.

From The Queen Against Owen by Upward, Allen

Now Nada told Umslopogaas of those words which she had bandied with Zinita, and the Slaughterer was troubled.

From Nada the Lily by Haggard, Henry Rider

But when much tossing had bandied both the King And you, as pleased those that took up the racquets.

From The Noble Spanish Soldier by Dekker, Thomas