knew better

When the personnel manager told him that his application for the job was turned down, he knew better than to ask why.

With his bowed legs, barrel chest, and prominent ears, he presented a comical appearance, but Jon knew better than to laugh at him.

And yet none knew better than he that it is not the fact that imports, but the impression or effect of the fact on your mind.

But I knew better. I knew now that if I insisted on staying, it would be his day that would be ruined so Dad could watch a ball game.

Characteristically, she'd never explained herself and he knew better than to ask.

Within an hour, Flash had a new license tag and was being treated by a veterinarian who knew better than to ask questions.

Men like me, who were, are the greater offenders, not because we knew better (that would be too much to say) but because we sensed better.

Marxist-Leninist revolution remained his dream; but, as he knew better than anyone, capitalism and private enterprise remained a surer bet.

Handel's parents no doubt thought they knew better than their child when they tried to prevent his becoming a musician.

Fearless, they called her. Bloggs knew better; she was terrified, but she would not let it show.

The drow fighter reflexively tensed, but knew better than to move, knew that Jarlaxle's aim was always perfect.

He knew better than to talk back to his father.

He knew better than to expect a kindness from his enemy.

He knew better than to mention the subject to her.

Don`t you remember how furious you would get as a little boy when Mama knew better what was good for you?

I knew better than to challenge Father, who could be unpredictable with his row of cedar switches.

She was about the only person there who knew better than to kill animals.

Ancient desert-dwellers knew better than anyone that the best way to keep a home cool was to keep it from getting hot in the first place.

He knew better than to hope for that.

Of course Mr Machar knew better than most of his audience the challenges ahead.

Of course, I knew better not to touch the cookie jar in her absence.

He knew better than to mention this to her.

His hearers could not rest until they had told one another of what each knew better than he could tell or hear.

Certainly the mother knew better than I how to feed her baby.

She knew better than to go out alone on such a night.

Frank shrugged, pretending not to care, but I knew better.

My wife, a strategist, knew better and began quietly mobilizing the forces that would eventually put our goods to rout.

He knew better than to expect a detailed answer.

He knew better than to speak.

I knew better than to fall into the cycle.

He knew better than to lend her some money.

I had had a marvelous steak, but knew better by now than to say so.

But eventually we knew better. She is entirely capable of disobedience, as she has proved many times.

When Thierry and I read the headlines, we just laughed. We knew better.

The swallow was very sad but knew better than to argue with the prince .

" Arch wouldn' t do anything like that to you, Clem, " Lonnie said excitedly, but he knew better.

I knew better than to lend him any money.

The District Medical Officer at Chaguanas said it was diabetes but Gold Teeth knew better.

"THERE THEY COME! " breathed the best man excitedly; but the bridegroom knew better.

But nurses knew better from being at the bedside of the dying, my mother had said, and they were rarely, if ever, wrong.

Disposed as I was to linger, I knew better.

They knew better than come to my front door.

Fortunately our leaders in Washington at NASA headquarters knew better.

I wish he had acted differently. He certainly knew better!

She was sure that we knew better.

I knew better than anyone that Lester Byttle could see what others couldn't.

Some pretend to know Monty, and make stupid statements about how they knew better than you, how I would speak from this side of life.

The sheriff knew better, but he supported me anyway.

Mother said father would come soon, but mary knew better.

The leaders thought they knew better how to live our lives. But it is our lives, isn't it?

i knew better. i knew better.

Why? You knew better. You are in huge trouble.

Mr. Obama knew better.

But the nuns knew better.

When I was your age, I knew better.

He knew better men than he had tried.

The ladies knew better how to allay it.

I knew I knew better, but wanted to rediscover