Sentence examples for classic meaning from inspiring English sources

In effect, that would amount to containment in the classic meaning of that term as devised by George Kennan for dealing with the Soviet Union after World War II.

That's a classic "Meaning and Direction" experience.

After years of buying paperbacks of world classics, meaning to reacquaint myself with the stuff of college classes.

These can run Metro and an updated version of the "classic" desktop meaning they can use software designed for earlier editions of Windows, although some programs will need to be updated to be compatible.

The New York Times described the scene as meeting the "classic Greek meaning of the word pandemonium — the region of all demons".

The next season, the league gave the midsummer classic some extra meaning in hopes of avoiding a repeat of the mistake.

He describes how cyclists are treated as a classic societal "outgroup", meaning they suffer from "overgeneralisation of negative behaviour and attributes", for example, "You all jump red lights".

George Will had called him the "classic rental politician," meaning that Gingrich would take up any cause for cash, and National Review felt moved to warn its readers that selecting Newt would be a grave mistake for the G.O.P.

For a classic pit experience — meaning you can smell the smoke and sauce as soon as you pull into the state-fair-size parking lot — drive 25 miles southwest to the Salt Lick (18300 Farm to Market Road 1826, Driftwood; 512-858-4959; www.settleckbbq.com), settle into a communal picnic table and order the $18.95 all-you-can-eat platter, piled high with brisket, ribs and sausage.

Kennedy called Tyco "a classic cockroach stock," meaning pieces of bad news are like roaches in your home: If you see one, there are always more.

Here's a classic Latin word, meaning "all at once", or the whole of something.