Sentence examples for a dash that from inspiring English sources

If the space shuttle has a dash, that will be my next test.

The best, made around 1935, depict tabletop arrangements of organic forms (recalling Arp and Miró) that resist recognition, but imply function; one biomorphic blip sports a circle inscribed with a dash that looks uncannily like the head of a screw.

For that show, which includes the work of many artists, Mr. Smith is toying with the idea of putting the word Illumi-nations (the title of the exhibition, but with a dash that splits it in a way that highlights the word nations) in large blue letters across the building.

With the home fans on their feet and waving white towels, it began with a 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by the rookie Ron Dixon, a dash that gave the Giants a 7-0 leafterter 17 seconds of play.

The Jewish, neurotic Blair ("self-destructive, self-absorbed, self-obsessed, self-centered.... Anything with self and a dash, that's me") is doing what he can to negotiate the vagaries of life.

All the symbols except the delimiter (a dash that is a minus sign) are uppercase English letters representing a "base-26" encoding.

She upset the odds, though, when Samyn nudged her into a furious dash that cut down a five-length lead built by Snow Polina that was erased in the final stride.

Both men have been detained since Oct. 29 , 2002 when they fled their boat along with their compatriots in a frantic dash that was broadcast on national television.

Inside, offer very supportive bucket seats in the front and a cleaner-looking dash that includes a readout for turbo boost.

He was best remembered for a single run, the product of a 270-foot dash that gave the Cardinals a 4-3 victoverover the Boston Red Sox in Game 7 of the 1946 World Series.

Leon Washington scored twice, the first on an 18-yard scamper that gave the Jets a 7-0 lead; the second a 12-yard dash that capped the victory.