Sentence examples for a sort of ancient from inspiring English sources

The old gentleman's childlike simplicity in the midst of exploitation was lovely - a fabulous man, only half real, a sort of ancient mariner.

In naming his sculptures after geographic areas -- Oceania, Europe, Asia -- Mr. Marín projects a universal formality to the works, while the mixture of materials, and the elegant surfaces in each piece, give them a sort of ancient but modern presence.

Sportacus and the other LazyTowners generally go for a sleek look in primary colors, but Spartacus and his warriors prefer dingy, minimalist garb, a sort of ancient metal-and-leather Depend whose main benefit is to leave a maximum amount of torso for well-oiled display.

Cathryn Iliffe Leeds I grew up in adjacent East Finchley during the 1980s, and it was clear then that The Bishops Avenue had become a dump – a sort of ancient monument to foreign investors hankering after aristocratic airs long since faded into anachronism, corrupted both by their absence and appalling taste.

One sees a similar effect at the Cornish garden of Tregrehan (the subject of a laudatory article by Roy Lancaster in the April issue of Gardens Illustrated), where a yew walk, planted in 1845, has practically lost its foliage but remains a living, venerable object - a sort of ancient monument in the green.

Knowing not only what extinct predators ate but also what the animals they ate consumed could help scientists build a sort of ancient food chain they don't currently have.

A: Sort of.

She stands neck-deep in a sort of primordial slime, ancient biological absolutes that make no allowances for the annual report.

About 40 animal species, it is said, have disappeared there in the past 500 years, and hundreds more are vulnerable.That is partly because Australia is an ancient continent with all sorts of ancient creatures.

A recurring theme throughout the exhibition was hallucinogenics with all sorts of ancient drug paraphernalia on display.

And that same Greek word provides the label for all sorts of ancient literature that scholars call "apocalyptic".