Sentence examples for To touchstone from inspiring English sources
noun
A stone used to check the quality of gold alloys by rubbing them to leave a visible trace.
The Bartleby position appeals to touchstone liberal values: personal conscience, diversity, tolerance, and autonomy.
It represents an evolutionary moment of self-recognition on the part of the tech world of its absurdities, as well as elevating Silicon Valley to touchstone status.
Robert Havell's large etching of a bright red flamingo for John James Audubon's 1838 "Birds of America" hangs next to "Touchstone," an equally red, roughly formed ceramic bowl or basin by Ms. Trockel.
There was a certain nostalgic thrill, reinforced by his references to touchstone movies like "The Karate Kid" and TV shows like "Cheers," that served as a kind of retro soundtrack for his columns.
In September, the modern-art Stedelijk — home to touchstone paintings by Mondrian and Malevich — finished a makeover featuring an eccentric new entrance pavilion that not only looks quite like a bathtub, as critics were quick to note and mock; it looks exactly like a bathtub, of some two-tier Jacuzzi sort.
On April 1 , 2015 11 Atlanta educators were convicted of racketeering related to their roles in what has come to be widely known as "the Atlanta cheating scandal". How D.C. went from punchline to touchstone in a relatively short period of time is an important question.
In keeping with the theme of this essay, I would now like to point to some touchstone works of evolution by example.
Marcel Detienne tries to see how cultural systems react not just to a touchstone category, but also to the questions and concepts that arise from the reaction.
The short speech was no disaster, but it was notable for its absence of any reference to the touchstone issues that appeal to the evangelical right.
Heath Ledger passed away only Tuesday, but his transformation is already under way, from acclaimed actor to most-searched Internet term, from film star to cultural touchstone.
So those who have been hoping for Ms. Fleming to sing touchstone roles like Puccini's Mimi will just have to keep hoping.
