Sentence examples for an old variation from inspiring English sources

When a grandmaster is taken by surprise in an opening variation he has not kept up with because he did not expect his opponent to use it, he usually takes what he hopes will be a neutral course, an old variation that has not attracted attention for a while.

It incorporates sections of the city's flag into its logo and takes an older variation of Geneva's Latin motto as its name.

Not any old variation will do.

The word "meads" is a derivation of "mæd", an Old English variation of "mædwe", meadow, referring to the water meadows alongside the River Avon that were part of Temple parish.

Both players were willing to play into an old-fashioned variation, but only Vescovi got into the spirit of the thing, while Macieja failed to match him.

It's usually grounded in old variations of jazz, blues and folk song known in the bones of the average North American.

The music is a passacaglia, an old dance in variation form, here rendered with lacy lyrical writing and ethereal harmonies by the multiskilled Mr. Adès, who, by the way, drew a textured, glittering and suspenseful account of his opera from the great Met orchestra.

However, as they grew older, variation increased.

It's a variation on an old theme.

With brand new characters, this is a fun variation of an old favourite.

Julian Schnabel's David and Goliath (2011) is a modern variation on an old tradition in which the artist portrays himself as a bloody corpse.