Sentence examples for be held forth from inspiring English sources

In "Thoughts on the Revival of Religion in New England," published in 1740, the theologian Jonathan Edwards wrote, "Comfort is to be held forth to sinners, under awakenings of conscience….

You might think that a local boy who made good on such a spectacular scale would be held forth as a lustrous example of what could be if one had the pluck and the luck.

(By coincidence, traditional music by Kodo, the communal drumming troupe, will be holding forth at the City Center this week). The inspiration of the past in new compositions comes in a variety of forms.

The ex-House Speaker John Boehner will be holding forth on the virtues of investing in cannabis.

What really stuck in my head was this idea that when girls hit puberty, they stop talking in class and sort of fall into the societal norm that girls aren't supposed to be holding forth.

He's held forth at the top of the very large Republican primary presidential contest well past the point that many an experienced political reporter, prognosticator or consultant loyal to other candidates have predicted.

By Joshua B. Freeman The New Press (Hardcover, $35) From the 1920's through the 1970's, in literature, scholarship and reportage about work and industrial relations, automobile workers often were held forth as the archetypical proletarians...

Restoration of autonomy in non-autonomous patients was held forth as a goal for treatment, most notably in cases of psychosis.

Within moments surrogates are holding forth.

What was it you were holding forth about?

Soon the glasses were clinking and everyone was holding forth.