Citations:special

English citations of special

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• 1843 — Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol.

  Perhaps, Scrooge could not have told anybody why, if anybody could have asked him; but he had a special desire to see the Spirit in his cap; and begged him to be covered.

• 2019 September 16, Brenda Novak, Just the Two of Us: A Romance Novel, Harlequin, →ISBN:

  THAT AFTERNOON, Liz went through the motions of making her mother's special fudge, caramel apples, rocky road and other candies, but she wasn't sure […]

• 2014 January 12, Sean Platt, David W. Wright, Available Darkness: Book Two, Sterling & Stone LLC:

  “These special brownies. Not those kind of special brownies,” he added, winking at John. “These are energy brownies, a recipe I picked up from this Otherworlder chick a few years back. Could keep you up for three days without a yawn.

• 2012 November 1, Klyde, How To Hide The Smell Of Weed, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 9:

  This book will help you to  […] • Cook with the confidence that the neighbors won't find out your brownies are 'special' • Never again worry about getting caught growing because someone smelled your garden

• 2020 March 19, I. D. Oro, Mexico Wall 130, I. D. Oro, page 136:

  Then with the rest of the money I use it to pay for the building, maintenance, utilities, up keep, and the special brownies! In addition, I have bongs that the parishioners can use if they forget to bring their own bongs for smoking.

• 2021 September 23, Gillian A. Corsiatto, Duck Light, FriesenPress, →ISBN, page 5:

  “They're special brownies,” said Rosie. Special brownies! Of course they were special! They were perfect and delicious! What a great word to describe them! Rosie caught on that Lulu had not caught on. “Special brownies. Happy brownies.  […] They're the ones that have weed in them.”

• 2021 June 15, Laura Heffernan, Sweet Reality, Empress Books:

  “Jen, when someone offers you 'special' brownies or 'funny' brownies, they have pot in them. You're totally high right now.” Me, high? No way! No one ever offered the nerdy girl drugs. And I'd never, ever accept them.