Dashes

His brushwork is characteristically informed by a rosy-hued golden palette applied in short dashes and dabs. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The dashes are another thing she has in common with Herriman, incidentally. ❋ Unknown (2004)

I changed just one thing: Abbyy recognized the em-dashes as such, and output them as a special character in Codepage 1252 for em-dashes, which isn't available in ASCII, so I converted that to the PG standard ❋ Jim Tinsley (N/A)

And while we're on the subject (which we are, or were, in the last sentence) parantheses can also be useful (though they can be mis - or over-used) in places where commas (or other options, such as dashes) simply don't seen appropriate (such places are more common than you might think). ❋ Edward Willett (2006)

There are no quotation marks, only dashes, which is okay, but there also aren’t any dialog attributes, which can get a little confusing and required me to back track a couple of times to figure out who was speaking. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I sometimes find that "dashes" within sentences need attention. ❋ Jim Tinsley (N/A)

When this pickerel saw the red roach through the glass, he made one of those awful dashes which is usually the ruin of whatever stands in its-way; but he didn't reach the red roach. ❋ Unknown (1910)

When this pickerel saw the red roach through the glass, he made one of those awful dashes which is usually the ruin of whatever stands in its way; but he didn't reach the red roach. ❋ Frank Lewis Dyer (1905)

He talks to Fanny Kemble, who 'dashes' most people. ❋ Browning, Elizabeth B (1898)

The dots in this case are represented by the waves above, and the "dashes" by the waves below the middle line, as may be seen in the following alphabet, which is a copy of one actually written by the recorder on a long submarine cable. ❋ John Munro (1889)

Arrived at Tippet-town, I gave my "dashes," chiefly brass and copper rods, bade an affectionate farewell, and then dropped down stream without further ceremony. ❋ Richard Francis Burton (1855)

After many meetings, of which the present was our last, the litigants decided that hire and 'dashes' should be shared by only two, Sensensé and ❋ Richard Francis Burton (1855)

Now there are three who require their "dashes," and each has his linguister, who must not be passed by without notice. ❋ Richard Francis Burton (1855)

No inconsiderable portion of this, however, is absorbed by the numerous "dashes;" in the first place, to the king, then to the head trade-men, the canoe-men, and all others whose agency can anywise influence the success of the business. ❋ Horatio Bridge (1849)

The book has numerous minor problems, including grammatical and stylistic errors, such as dashes incorrectly performing the duty of semicolons, some URLs missing the root directory slash, and excessive use of exclamation marks (more than a dozen before even reaching the second chapter). ❋ Unknown (2009)

A few days ago, a White Christmas seemed to be a possibility, but the latest forecast kind of dashes our hopes, calling for warmer, sloppier, rainy weather for Christmas Day. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Taking our cue from the motif of the unreadable, we might generalize from this passage and argue that Poe's text hints that we always read in this fashion, i.e., that every foray into even the most unassuming of prose paragraphs is rife with wild leaps of faith across both literal and figurative "dashes," dashes that may or may not coordinate words and sentences in the ways we suppose — or at least in the ways we have to suppose if we are going to impose any semblance of sense on them. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The most useful idea I took away from this series if the idea of scheduling short email "dashes" where you process what you've got and move on. " ❋ Unknown (2009)

I stop the car, roll down my window and talk to the little boy who dashes out in front of my car without looking. ❋ Unknown (2009)

My [fuck buddy] Tyler and I have feelings for each other, so you could say we're [dashed]. We're not dating but we like each other... you know what I would call that... [DASHED]! ❋ TheHomie$$$ (2021)

The Boss - Rick Ross I've got a Chevy with a [454] in the hood and it's got 125 on the dash. (Most classic [muscle cars] displayed a top speed of 125 on the [speedometer].) T.I. - Big Things Poppin' Think I won’t pull up in something with 200 on the dash. (High-end supercars, particularly of Italian origin, commonly have the top speed of 200 on the speedometer.) ❋ Suburban White Boy (2008)

"That [young man] was [quite] dashing!" ❋ Julian Fernandez (2005)

"[Shooting] that [dash-dash] $#[it in] his bloodstream." ❋ The Indomitable Ghostman (2020)

That [runner] is so good looking; [hell] i would even say he is [dashing]! ❋ MastaFoo69 (2009)

He took a shank, robbed [the bank], then did [the dash] in a [Mazda]. ❋ Broke Homie John (2019)

[I had] to Dash Dash to [catch up] to [my friend] ❋ Some Guy Who Does Stuff (2016)

[Man], that [lunch] was dash. ❋ Dooce22 (2005)

"Did you see [what I did] there? Shit was so [dash]." "How was [the party]?" "Totally dash, bro." ❋ Freerefill (2011)

"I [said]… Get your [feet] off [the dash]." ❋ Freybjorg (2020)