see-through

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Veronica, with its studied depiction of a halting, somehow enduring friendship between the book's title character and its protagonist, was, at heart, the story of one person trying to see-through a haze of wants and regrets and human static-into the soul of another.

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  • But, at the same time, it's within his character to be charming, and then, to other people, be totally see-through.
  • Veronica, with its studied depiction of a halting, somehow enduring friendship between the book's title character and its protagonist, was, at heart, the story of one person trying to see-through a haze of wants and regrets and human static-into the soul of another. —  Village Voice - The most recent 10 stories
  • It's hard to keep track of this British beauty's breakups, make-ups ... and then again breakups; yet, Sienna's eco-record is as clear as the see-through bra she sports in Hippie Hippie Shake. —  Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Local News
  • Katie "Jordan" Price went to Ripley's Believe it or Not museum last night wearing a see-through dress and what appear to be Granny panties. —  The Superficial - Because You're Ugly
  • Obviously, this means a see-through glass shower, in addition to a separate oversize bath tub that can easily fit two. —  AskMen.com - HOME PAGE
 

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