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D - PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES (Of) - FIFTEEN THOUSAND USEFUL PHRASES

darkness of calamity

dash of eccentricity


dawning of recognition


day of reckoning


daylight of faith


decay of authority


declaration of indifference


deeds of prowess


defects of temper


degree of hostility


delicacy of thought


delirium of wonder


depth of despair


dereliction of duty


derogation of character


despoiled of riches


destitute of power


desultoriness of detail [desultoriness = haphazard; random]


device of secrecy


devoid of merit


devoutness of faith


dexterity of phrase


diapason of motives [diapason = full, rich, harmonious sound]


dictates of conscience


difference of opinion


difficult of attainment


dignity of thought


dilapidations of time


diminution of brutality


disabilities of age


display of prowess


distinctness of vision


distortion of symmetry


diversity of aspect


divinity of tradition


domain of imagination


drama of action


dream of vengeance


drop of comfort


ductility of expression


dull of comprehension


duplicities of might


dust of defeat

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