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Examples

  • Now that for the first time he spoke directly to Harelip, the hopeful, trusting look returned to the latter's face.

    Autumn Thomas Plastino Martin 2010

  • Then an order was spoken, and Harelip obediently turned to go.

    Autumn Thomas Plastino Martin 2010

  • The Harelip, Mrs. Sands and Sister Agnes all seem powerful and skilled in different ways, but don’t fit traditional female archetypes of wives or mothers.

    The Good Thief by Hannah Tinti: Questions 2008

  • Harelip, also known as cleft palate, is a birth defect that occurs when the tissues form the upper lip do not join in the middle.

    6 month old fetus aborted because of harelip Suzanne 2006

  • "It got stuck in the fir trees and came apart," Harelip said quickly, his eyes flashing.

    Kenzaburo Oe - Prose 1994

  • "They won't shoot, they don't have much ammunition," Harelip explained obligingly, "They aim to catch them!"

    Kenzaburo Oe - Prose 1994

  • Harelip spotted us from where he was sprawled at the stone steps that descended to the village fountain and came running over, arms waving.

    Kenzaburo Oe - Prose 1994

  • Harelip smiled slyly, countless wrinkles forming around his eyes, and peered at me in silence.

    Kenzaburo Oe - Prose 1994

  • Harelip, in a great measure due to lack of proper nutrition, is a very common ailment.

    Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania Jewett Castello Gilson

  • Then an order was spoken, and Harelip obediently turned to go.

    Darkness At Noon Koestler, Arthur, 1905- 1940

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