Sentence examples for devotion sparked from inspiring English sources

Based on Stephen Rebello's book about the making of Psycho, the film shows Hitchcock taking inspiration from – even, after a fashion, finding a spiritual guide in – Ed Gein Michael Wincottthe the Wisconsin murderer whose warped filial devotion sparked the creation of Norman Bates, and later revved up many a splatter-film chainsaw.

Among New York's Catholic Latinos, Pope Francis's dynamism and plain speaking have sparked devotion and pride, as well plenty of anticipation and preparation for his visit from 24-26 September.

In follow-up interviews with 100 of the visitors, almost all said they had what the firm's president, James Chung, called "a vivid memory of a seminal museum experience between the ages of 5 and 9" that sparked a lifelong devotion to museums.

His friend Lawrence Rosenberg, executive director of Anaheim Ballet company and school, said Grell's devotion to Russian ballet was sparked by the passion dancers showed in performance.

The venue is famous for its devotion to dance, while Momix has sparked dialogue about the art form itself -- what is "dance," and can something as abstract and athletic as Alchemia be considered anything more than movement?

Something sparked.

It sparked something.

Yet confusion sparked innovation.

Take That was the One Direction of the early 90s, sparking the frenzied devotion of teenage girls, and became global stars in 1995 after the single Back for Good went to number one in 31 countries and made the US top ten.

Not so long ago, I would have said no, but as none of the Republican men-folk seem to be sparking any Barack Obama-like devotion, she may stand a chance.

Lady writers who inspire similar devotion (in far smaller audiences): Muriel Spark, Joan Didion, Jane Austen.