Sentence examples for around a figure from inspiring English sources

In the nineteenth century, arguments raged around a figure who made his name in the musical sphere but who also claimed literary significance.

While organizers have tossed around a figure of twenty-five hundred Swiss francs (about the same in dollars) a month for every adult, the referendum is actually less precise.

In a corner, the crowd swarmed around a figure.

In one room, people clustered around a figure in a red basketball jersey.

Gaiman's Sandman series, which originally ran between 1989 and 1996 and stretches to 10 volumes, centres around a figure named Morpheus, the Lord of Dreams.

McCrory's and Cooper's moves and machinations revolve around a figure as unpredictable as any in the history of US politics: Donald Trump.

Its current market value is around $80,000, a figure they could hardly dream of in their slums.

The publication values Xbox at around $17 billion, a figure based on a comparative revenue multiple with Nintendo.

According to Doug Lebda, Lending Tree's CEO, the average mortgage loan initiated through his site is around $150,000, a figure he believes is higher than the average web site loan.

Second time around, a hooded figure came at me on a bicycle.

Trump's election itself shows that large numbers of Americans are willing to overlook, and even rally around, a public figure's most obviously bigoted statements.