Peaked in A Sentence

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    A praiseworthy desire to maintain the picturesqueness of the town has led most of the builders of new houses to imitate the lofty peaked gables, oriel windows and red-tiled roofs of the older dwellings.

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    Adventure games continued to grow in popularity until they peaked in the mid-1990s.

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    Before vaccination, epidemics of measles peaked in the spring every two to four years.

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    Bolstered by the lead single Closer to Fine - a duet with Ireland's Hothouse Flowers - the album peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Charts and received heavy radio and MTV play.

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    Circular wooden chimney projects from center of slightly peaked roof.

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    Even though divorce rates peaked in 1979-81 and decreased slightly in the years following, half of all first marriages and 60 percent of second marriages end in divorce.

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    Failure and public hostility peaked during a performance in Reading, where the band had to end the show after just one song due to the crowd's aggression.

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    Featuring an A-line skirt with a mid-thigh slit, this glamorous black evening dress by Ferrera has a v-notched bodice, a halter neckline and a peaked empire waist.

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    For a time through the mid-eighties he was very much in demand as a performer, choreographer, and teacher, until the initial breakdancing craze peaked.

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    For most of special occasions when British soldiers want to wear the Full Dress uniform, it consists of a dark blue tunic, pants (or skirt) and a colored peaked cap.

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    Hey, Skippy, looking a little peaked there.

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    However, the Friendster phenomenon (which has peaked at around 27 million users) would be nothing compared to Myspace's impact.

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    I hope this tip has peaked your interested as much as it did mine.

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    In its present shape, dating substantially from the Renaissance, it is a peaked head-covering not unlike a closed mitre, round which are placed one above the other three circlets or open iCYzc=4- i FIG.

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    It is not the place here to argue the pros and cons of high peaked gaff rig.

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    It reached the top of the Billboard mainstream rock and modern rock charts - where it broke the record for longest running number one - though it only peaked at 37 on the main Hot 100 chart.

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    It was in 1907 that the number of immigrants being processed peaked at 1.25 million in that year alone.

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    It was informative and has peaked my interest since I'm currently in the process of building a cruising catamaran.

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    It was of small dimensions, with a peaked cottage roof, and not much else to be seen, the dirt being raised five feet all around as if it were a compost heap.

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    Jack Snipe numbers reached a maximum of 5 on the 5th and Redshank numbers peaked at 6 on the 10th.

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    Lapels can either be peaked or a shawl collar; traditional black tie adherents frown on the popular notch collar.

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    Mayan civilization peaked between AD 300 and 900 but fortunately, a wealth of cultural and religious evidence remained in place.

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    Nevertheless, it reached 65 on the Billboard Download Charts and peaked at 92 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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    Nothing cuts water drag like wearing next to nothing, but this style truly peaked in the 80's, and is usually only seen on competitive swimmers today.

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    Officer's peaked caps could be the old style or greenish khaki.

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    On its slope, which rises abruptly from the Bitterroot Basin, glaciers have cut canyons between high and often precipitous walls, and between these canyons are steep and rocky ridges having peaked or saw-toothed crest lines.

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    On the 1st, they marched in procession through the city, dressed in an embroidered tunic, a brazen breastplate and a peaked cap; each carried a sword by his side and a short staff in his right hand, with which the shield, borne on the left arm, was struck from time to time.

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    Once a viewer's curiosity is peaked and he focuses his attention on a glamour figure photo, then he can let his imagination wander freely.

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    Other styles of genres that may have peaked earlier (such as ragtime) or later (like hip hop or rap) are not included.

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    Our wedding cars are driven by experienced chauffeurs in matching dark blue uniform with peaked caps.

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    Panic peaked as she looked around her.

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    Royal Tank Regiments wear a beret instead of the peaked cap.

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    She glanced up from wiping the table as he peaked around the door, his eyes sparkling with humor again.

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    Sightings of thecreature peaked in 1967, and then suddenly stopped.

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    Some are still on the rise, others have peaked and found solace in fading into the background, and sadly, a few have passed on.

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    Something was boiling in a small cauldron at the edge of the fire and a soldier in a peaked cap and blue overcoat, lit up by the fire, was kneeling beside it stirring its contents with a ramrod.

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    Soon after the suit was filed, public interest in trans fats peaked.

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    The 12 month rate peaked in September 1989 as well, and was lowest in June 2003 at 1.2014.

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    The album itself peaked at number two on Billboard 200 charts.

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    The album's first single is "Sexy Can I" peaked at number three on the Hot 100 singles chart for six weeks.

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    The band released comeback single 'The Boys Are Back In Town' later that year, but the limp reworking of Thin Lizzy's classic peaked at a mere number 35.

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    The band's popularity actually peaked during this time, but although it has declined somewhat since then, The Barenaked Ladies retains a legion of dedicated fans.

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    The counterculture, or so called hippie, movement of the 1960s, is thought by many to have to have both peaked and ended at music festivals in 1969.

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    The incidence of the disorder peaked in 1980, with 555 cases reported.

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    The number peaked in the 1980s and then declined slightly in the 1990s.

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    The Parking Attendants are recognizable by their peaked caps with a blue hatband.

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    The population of medieval England peaked at the beginning of the 14th century, before some settlements began to prove untenable.

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    The song Breaking Free peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100.

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    Then came a cart, and behind that walked an old, bandy- legged domestic serf in a peaked cap and sheepskin coat.

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    These unique whitewashed cottages feature high peaked ceilings with ceiling fans.

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    This person was a gray-bearded old man in a woman's cloak, with a tall peaked cap on his head.

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    This practice peaked in 1971, and one year later the National Association of Black Social Workers issued a statement opposing transracial adoption.

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    To my mind, Sonic peaked with the glorious Sonic Adventure on Dreamcast, his first foray into 3D gaming.

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    Trade in woolen broadcloth peaked in the reign of Mary I with 150,000 exported via London.

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    True, triceps make up a bigger portion of the upper arm total volume, but the peaked bicep flex remains the classic definition of strength in the minds of most.

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    Two-centred wooden archway on south, the arch acting as bracing for a peaked collar with cusped struts above.

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    With Harry Potter in the limelight these past few years, the wonder of magic and sorcery has peaked new interest among little ones.

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    With short neonatal hospital stays, jaundice will not have peaked or become apparent at the time of hospital discharge.

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    Woody Guthrie - Guthrie's musical output peaked in the 1950s, but his songs promoting peace and labor causes inspired many of the folk musicians that emerged in the 1960s.

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    Yields on ten-year gilts, which peaked at 9 1/4 per cent in mid-September, are now 8 3/4 per cent.