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Meanings of great flourish in English

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Usage of great flourish in English
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He wound up with a great flourish, and sent the sphere in.
The Rover Boys in Business; Or, The Search for the Missing Bonds
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The gentleman has made a great flourish about his fidelity to Massachusetts.
Public Speaking: Principles and Practice
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His initial proceeding was invariably a great flourish of his white cotton handkerchief.
Hubert's Wife / A Story for You
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Meanwhile, Randolph, with a great flourish, had invited Florence to dance.
Struggling Upward, or Luke Larkin's Luck
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So I was proclaimed, with a great flourish of trumpets.
Half a Century
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The train started after a great flourish of trumpets.
The Argosy, Vol. 51, No. 1, January, 1891
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As I left them her cousin gave me a great flourish with his picturesque hat.
Four Meetings
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With great flourish, Yustaffa pulled back the cloth.
A Fortress of Grey Ice
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Then, with a great flourish, it uncovered a lustrous blue sphere and placed it on the ground.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
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Prime Minister John Key announced the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary with great flourish at the United Nations last year.
Radio NZ
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And on rushed De Berquin from the woods, making a great flourish with his sword as he came.
An Enemy to the King / From the Recently Discovered Memoirs of t...
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On the 21st Winona set forth with great flourish of trumpets, feeling more or less of a heroine.
The Luckiest Girl in the School
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Her father returned the surgeon's action with a great flourish of his own hand and a satisfied smile.
The Woodlanders
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Jack disappeared in the wagon, and began to throw grouse feathers out the front end with a great flourish.
The Voyage of the Rattletrap
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Barton Finch is the kind of man who begins with a great flourish, but flats out towards the end.
A Little Girl of Long Ago; Or, Hannah Ann / A Sequel to a Little...
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He performed a great flourish.
The Best Short Stories of 1915, and the Yearbook of the American...
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