Sentence examples for centuries younger from inspiring English sources

She was two centuries younger but plenty worldly as well, with a blend of verve and pragmatism that had helped her escape Nazi-occupied Belgium by taxicab.

Radiocarbon dating revealed a mid-Holocene age of about 5000 cal BP for the petroglyph, but we cannot rule out the possibility that the engraving is several centuries younger.

Despite its unique status, Simmons' tablet – which has been dated to around 1,700 BC and is only a few centuries younger than the oldest known account – was very nearly overlooked.

His "Song of an Émigré" ends: "At the Orthodox / church in Paris, the last White / grey-haired Russians pray to God, who / is centuries younger than they and equally / helpless.

Ocean Grove's Great Auditorium is some centuries younger than the Church of St . Vincent a cavernous structure more stadium than church, but every Christmas it, too, is the scene of a live nativity.

For Islam, seven centuries younger than Christianity and nearly three millennia younger than Judaism, to achieve such a relationship it needs a distinguished theoretical peacemaker like Courtney Murray and a warm-hearted, iconic peacemaker like John XXIII.

For centuries, young Masai have killed lions to prove their manhood and protect their cattle from the predators.

(In the 18th and 19th centuries, young women used such things to cool their hands before being led onto the dance floor).

IN the 18th and 19th centuries, young girls, even those living along the Jersey Shore, did not spend their summers prancing about the beaches half-naked, or playing an early version of miniature golf.

For centuries, young people entering the medical profession have taken the Hippocratic oath.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, young men (mostly men) would gather at the feet of elder scientists to learn the truth of the day.