“Jack was oblivious to the fact that Ursula was flirting with him.”

“If you have a point, you sure have an obtuse way of explaining it!”

“It may be unwise to invest in the stock market while prices continue to drop.”

“Due to his age, little Gip may have weak eyes, but he still whips his tail into a frenzy when he sees me.”

“Owen only ever engaged in superficial thoughts and ideas that were shaped by the mainstream.”

“Try as he might, Marshall remained an unskilled wordsmith, fumbling at every stanza while he mumbled incoherently about dropping a coffee pot.”

“Despite his great dreams of being a professional basketball player, his inability at the sport would doom him to failure.”

“Perhaps much of his stupidity was owing to the want of talent in his master, or rather his want of method in the art of teaching.”

“When Homer presented the prototype of his dream car to the masses, it was met with shock and disapproval.”

“You'll need to know the exact amount of energy required for the warrior to maintain his defenses.”

“It is a fair question, but we should not overlook the assumptions that underlie it.”