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  • And we were able to temporarily fix the cage and reinforce it with chicken wire (which involved an equally comic trip to the garage -- the funny part there was that I forgot we no longer had electricity in our garage and ended up having to trapse back to the house to get a flashlight) until I could return in the next morning, (yesterday.)

    Day in the Life of an Idiot lyda222 2010

  • But it is in our national interest to spend our tax dollars to help all our citizens before we trapse all over the world throwing money at problems that might remotely affect US interests.

    Lobbying for Your Health: 150,000 seniors in revolt 2010

  • There are so many paths to follow, and I just want to trapse between them all, leaving muddy footprints and flowers from the other paths.

    daydreamin', only dreamin' tragic_elegance 2007

  • The parent's horrified account of having been forced to watch her 11 year-old daughter trapse around suggestively in front of the entire school brought up the very real problem of hyper-sexualizing our youth.

    Danielle Cavallucci: Put Some Clothes On! 2008

  • When I trapse off to Djibouti, do you think they specialize for my needs?

    dustbury.com » Getting graphic 2008

  • ‘Consequent,’ proceeded Mrs. Billickin, more mildly, but still firmly in her incorruptible candour: ‘consequent it would be worse than of no use for me to trapse and travel up to the top of the ’ouse with you, and for you to say, “Mrs. Billickin, what stain do I notice in the ceiling, for a stain I do consider it?” and for me to answer, “I do not understand you, sir.”

    The Mystery of Edwin Drood 2007

  • Now i have to trapse through all the second hand book stores looking for originals.

    Filmstalker: Abrams to direct King's The Dark Tower? 2007

  • And now time for these little creatures to trapse through our yard at the golf course.

    Archive 2006-11-01 2006

  • And now time for these little creatures to trapse through our yard at the golf course.

    check out these little goblin darlins! 2006

  • "Abram Johnson," said his wife, "bein's you set up for an honest man, if you want to trapse through slush an 'drizzle a half-mile to see a bird, why say so, but don't for land's sake lay it on to plowin' 'at you know in all conscience won't be ready for a week yet' thout pretendin 'to look."

    The Song of the Cardinal 1915

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