The three men standing breathless and unmoved on some unknown wharf on the left bank of the Hudson might fairly be described as superlatively honest persons, nor had they done any act which could be construed as wrongful by the most captious critic; yet McCulloch's concealment of the lamp suggested something thievish and illicit, and, though he alone could give a valid reason for exercising extreme discretion, because he realized, better than the others, what a choice morsel this adventure would supply to the press if ever it became known, both Curtis and ❋ Louis Tracy (1895)
In a year superlatively known for its celebrity news, not Jon Gosselin nor Lady Gaga – not even Tiger Woods himself – trumps the star-power of Robert Pattinson. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Antonio Pappano conducts the big ROH orchestra superlatively. ❋ Paul Levy (2011)
Mr. Halberstam has done a superlatively fine job of transferring "A Minister's Wife" to the larger three-quarter-round stage of the Newhouse Theater without losing any of the hushed intimacy of his original Writers' Theatre production. ❋ Terry Teachout (2011)
With the exception of one dud, season 4.5 has been superlatively good. ❋ Rabid1st (2009)
Once Gil joins the revels, his tipsy befuddlement escalates to the innocent astonishment that Mr. Wilson has done so well in the past, and does superlatively in Gil's present, which is interwoven with the fabled past of the Ville-Lumière. ❋ Joe Morgenstern (2011)
Eddie Mair on PM is superlatively good at them: relaxed, gently humorous and yet always keeping an eye on the necessary news angle. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Enjoyable, then, but as a fan girl, I have to say that I do slightly wish she'd stick to the genre she does so superlatively well: television comedy. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Meanwhile, writes Ford, about the military in words that could be equally applied to the science side:... there would seem to be no intrinsic reason that a nuclear force could not remain doctrinally and institutionally "important," superlatively trained and endlessly drilled, well-funded and supplied of state-of-the-art technology, and prized as an "elite" service, even if it shrinks to a small size. ❋ Russ Wellen (2011)
Ranyevskaya, Gaev and Simyonov-Pishchik played respectively and equally superlatively by Zoë Wanamaker, James Laurenson and Tim McMullan are the destroyers of their own class who, for all their civilized virtues, have misplaced their moral compasses. ❋ Paul Levy (2011)
In a superlatively modulated performance, Cochrane shows us the vanity of a man who at first cunningly consolidates his power at court, only to squander it in an arrogant disregard for the fickleness of the king and the relentlessness of his enemies. ❋ Peter Marks (2010)
Of no race, a mongrel par excellence, a heterogeneous scrabble, the genius of the admixture was superlatively Abel Ah Yo's. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Everyone was enthusiastic and very cool, Charlie Jane Anders was a superlatively awesome M.C., and some of my bay-area friends came out to keep me company. ❋ Annathepiper (2010)
Even the bizarre parts of the Old Testament, including the bits about selling your daughter into slavery, and about stoning people to death for wearing two different types of fabric, are superlatively rendered. ❋ Simon Hoggart (2010)
It's simply contradictory to be superlatively intelligent and believe in absurdities. ❋ Unknown (2008)
In fact, A Christmas Carol should be required reading for everyone of all ages and religions because despite its title it has little care for the religious dictates of Christianity and instead makes very clear how superlatively important are the universal tenets of compassion, empathy, and community. ❋ Nina Sankovitch (2010)
Liang 1969—are superlatively intelligent, infinitely resourceful, and impenetrably reserved. ❋ Hilary Spurling (2010)
