Sentence examples for explanations of the word from inspiring English sources
But a dispiritingly large number of (mostly) male Guardian readers were flummoxed and looked high and low for explanations of the word "woman" - was I perhaps making some occult reference to Minnie Driver, or even Betty Driver? - and, worse, continued to feel affronted when it was pointed out that women do sometimes drive cars these days.
Christian doctrines of predestination may be considered explanations of the words of the Apostle Paul, For those whom he [God] foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the first-born among many brethren.
Sometimes we are given rational explanations – of the words written on the girl's skin, of a hellish dinner party where a local woman seems to chant the father's name over and over again – but they only chill the atmosphere further.
So, then, the novel begins in Year 25, the Year of the Flood, without explanation of what era it is the 25th year of, and for a while without explanation of the word "Flood".
Let's assume, for a quiet life, there's some acceptable non-condescending explanation of the word – I mean, I guess it wasn't that practical to dig up turnips in a suit or carry bales of hay in a boob tube – and run with the moniker.
In a 1793 letter to his brother, he said: "I cannot send you my explanation of the word 'romantic' because it would be 125 sheets long" (cited in Beiser, 1992, 410, n 67).
A possible explanation of the word Ebla is white rock, referring to the limestone outcrop on which the city was built.
Nobody has filed any complaints in this instance, but now we are aware of the issue we will be contacting the theatre concerned and ask for an explanation of the wording.
In a way, you're telling the listener to value your explanations of these words over the sacred words themselves.
Scholars and chefs have offered various explanations for the etymology of the word "gumbo".
