Sentence examples for defined itself in from inspiring English sources

Staten Island has defined itself in opposition to the rest of the city.

Renaissance humanism in all its forms defined itself in its straining toward this ideal.

It defined itself in part as an "ecological" state, dedicated to preserving its natural environment -- the biggest draw for tourists.

The battle of Chicago became one of the fault lines on which America defined itself in 1968.

The significant writing of the decade mostly defined itself in opposition to Thatcherism and thereby in opposition to the dominant material culture that followed.

For many years, Iran has defined itself in part by its opposition to my country, and there is indeed a tumultuous history between us.

It doesn't define itself in terms of cultural battles.

But it does have a renewed opportunity to define itself in its own heroic terms.

But it was struggling to define itself in a crowded New York music scene.

Like France, Mexico defines itself in large part by what it isn't: the United States.

Opinions about art the way the soul defines itself in time are provisional, too.