Sentences with word «ducked»

Would we even remember Aquinas if he had ducked the challenge, and implied to his readers that Christians could afford to ignore it?

Of course you ducked the question yet again.

Chad ducked the question, will you?

Nearly every top official ducked into the exclusive Italian restaurant Cafe Milano in Georgetown to toast Powell.

Halfway through it, she appeared to get nervous and quickly ducked behind the podium.

The hurricane was still dumping rain overnight Wednesday in Puerto Rico, where crumbled red roof tiles lay scattered across many roads, and curious residents sidestepped and ducked under dozens of black power lines still swaying in heavy winds.

Halfway through the election, BC Liberal candidates have ducked debates in about half of BC's ridings.

Since then, the minister in charge of Canada's food safety has ducked reporters, but offered to hire Owen Lippert as a food taster.

As well as being highly skeptical of the science behind General Fusion's designs, Vogt is critical of the way the company received financing from SDTC, claiming it ducked the normal process of receiving government funding.

Charlie Munger, Buffett's long - time No. 2, ducked the question even more than Buffett.

Their willingness to aggressively push that position highlights a sharp shift for a party that 10 years ago ducked debates over guns.

The startup has captured $ 21 million in annual revenue with its product, a dehydrated mix of free - range chicken, cage - free duck, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, and cranberries.

Iconic characters like Mario and Donkey Kong are instantly recognizable by children and adults the world over, just as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck are.

There's no transferring of calls elsewhere in a frustrating ducking of accountability.

If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, let's call it a duck,» he says.

Some companies, like Toronto - based Hubba, reportedly gave staffers the pre-emptive OK to duck out for a day, with no loss of pay or no need to take vacation.

For example, one woman's nickname is «Duck Balls,» but they sometimes shorten it to «Ducky» to keep it clean when outsiders are present.

It has so far produced beef, chicken and duck from animal cells.

Laird recalled playing with his friends in the Uppards and hunting ducks there with his father.

I used to watch The Mighty Ducks with my hockey gloves on, acting out the scenes in front of the television with my hockey stick in the living room, my mom yelling from the kitchen reminding me to be careful and not break anything.

«We won't be sitting ducks,» the 59 - year - old Dutchman tells me in an interview in his corner office at The Hague.

Duck Dynasty's Willie and Korie Roberston were the hottest reality star appearances at the dinner this year:

This game makes full use of everything the PlayStation VR has to offer: You have to duck and weave your head around errand buzzsaws, even as you wield one pistol in each hand to take down monsters.

Plus, this way you get to root for whatever wild jerseys the Ducks decide to wear.

So this young, promising company seems to be keeping all its ducks in a row, which begs the question: when can everyone else get in on this action?

There's a kids» pack (featuring Disney Junior, Disney XD, Boomerang, Baby TV, and Duck TV), a news pack (featuring HLN, Cooking Channel, DIY and Bloomberg TV) and a sports pack (featuring SEC Network, ESPNU, ESPNews, ESPN Buzzer Beater, ESPN Goal Line, ESPN Bases Loaded, Univision Deportes, Universal Sports, and beIN Sports).

The Leafs are 21 -11-1 at home, while the Ducks are 24 -5-3 at home as of today.

Today, we've got our ducks in a row, and we're shifting back into the growth mindset.

The assets include an upscale restaurant, nine guest rooms, nine scenic acres, and proximity to pheasant and wild - duck hunting.

I'm only five - feet tall so I can duck under the turnstile pretty easily at unattended stations, but most of the time I just end up walking.

Do you have your intellectual property ducks in a row?

You get fat and complacent, your customers reflexively, silently hate you, and you're a sitting duck for the day when the competition arrives.

Altman signed a contract extension with the Ducks at the end of 2016, which includes $ 18.45 million in pay through April 2023, according to The Oregonian.

But in making that decision, you have to have all your ducks in a row with precise detail, and you have to be able to stick with it.

The whole field has changed in the last 10 years with the proliferation of social media and reality TV, Kim Kardashian, Duck Dynasty, Honey - Boo - Boo.

Whether you like jazz music, duck hunting, or hockey, you can find a tie that lets people know.

All those talented and experienced people who now have no jobs because they were sitting ducks have found that new job creation has mostly been in low - paying sectors.

We should also stipulate that an aircraft carrier alone is simply a sitting duck; it projects nothing but vulnerability.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has yet to issue its guidelines that will officially unleash online equity crowdfuding to the masses, but that hasn't stopped the torrent of entrepreneurs and organizations from getting their ducks in a row.

If Jeffrey Isquith had his way, the next time there's an active shooter inside a school, students and teachers will be able to duck for cover safely behind chairs, desks, and walls that are made with his company's bullet - resistant technology.

Most weeks he would duck out of afternoon classes to call the restaurant and see if they wanted him to work later that evening.

Given Cameron's role as a relentless champion for «remain,» even a close vote could force him from power or turn him into a lame duck.

Bogart is deploying a favorite analogy: «Just like the platypus is not good at being a reptile, a beaver, a duck, or an otter, but it's great at being a platypus; Bitcoin is not good at being a currency, a commodity, or a fintech company, but it's great at being Bitcoin.

Yet it stands out in an industry where every motor home looks as though it's dressed for duck hunting: a muted, earth - tone box with similar swirling motifs.

You could also make «ducking» the shortcut and change the phrase to the word you're probably actually trying to type.

It looked like a mole, but it had a duck's bill, a beaver's tail, and an otter's feet.

If, for example, you want to replace «ducking» with a naughtier word, you can do that here:

This means every time your phone thinks you type «ducking» it'll put the other word in its place.

There's a way to stop your Apple iPhone from autocorrecting your text to «ducking» when you meant to type... something else.

At the chef's table, groups can choose between roasted duck, prime rib, curry, or, * drumroll * a whole roasted suckling pig.