Sentence examples for ago earned from inspiring English sources

His itinerant life long ago earned him the nickname the Gypsy of the Blues.

He long ago earned the nickname of the "demon director," such are the demands that he makes on his performers.

He won consecutive pennants and a World Series in the late 1960s and long ago earned La Russa's respect.

But the budget claims are no easy sell at a store that long ago earned the nickname Whole Paycheck.

None of the brothers fought as much as the future district attorney, who long ago earned the nickname Kayo, by which he is still known.

Taiz is a city apart in Yemen, where it long ago earned a reputation as a place where law, order and civil society flourished.

Today's ballplayers in the union that Mr. Miller built nearly a half century ago earn an average of more than $3 million a year.

A few miles away in Westminster — where Vietnamese immigrants began arriving about 30 years ago, earning the area the name Little Saigon — is a dazzling sea of Vietnamese characters on storefronts and billboards (including one for McDonald's).

While Ms. Kagan won confirmation as solicitor general only 14 months ago, earning the support of seven Republicans on her way to an overall Senate vote of 61 to 31, the White House braced for a more difficult path to the Supreme Court.

Stefan Goellner, now a Web site developer, remembers that there were distinguished faculty back when he attended Stony Brook more than 20 years ago, earning his bachelor's and master's degrees in computer science.

Black Hawk sits at the mouth of Gregory Gulch, which kicked off the Colorado gold rush 150 years ago, earning the area the sobriquet "the richest square mile on earth".