3 uses
- While he had fewer tattoos than his companion, they were more elaborate-not the self-inflicted work of an amateur but epics of art contrived by Honolulu and Yokohama masters.1 — Last To See Them Alive (41% in)
- Next stop, an Elko Camera Store, where they "bought" an elaborate motion-picture camera."2 — Persons Unknown (28% in)
- It was hopeless because though Dr. Jones agreed to elaborate, the prosecution was entitled to object-and did, citing the fact that Kansas law allowed nothing more than a yes or no reply to the pertinent question.4 — The Corner (46% in)
There are no more uses of "elaborate" in In Cold Blood.
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