Sentence examples for fair young man from inspiring English sources

Exact(3)

One case that I read about with special interest but that dropped rapidly out of the newspapers involved a tall, fair young man dressed in a woman's gown and underclothing, who was found hanging upside down from a trellis in the ruins of a bombed-out building, his hands tied behind his back and his ankles lashed together with one end of the rope that, looped around his neck, had strangled him.

He seems to have planned two contrasting series: one about uncontrollable lust for a married woman of dark complexion (the "dark lady"), and one about conflicted love for a fair young man (the "fair youth").

In the opening lines of the sonnet, "[Shakespeare] charmingly suggests an inhibition through jealousy, not of superior poetic powers, but of encountering the Fair Young Man's portrait in a rival's verses".

Similar(57)

He is a small, fair, plump young man whose scornful glance intimidates Elsa.

Another canvas, titled "Icebreaker," shows a stylish young woman with short-cropped hair sitting on a bar stool, fingers to her chin and a half-drunk martini before her, with a handsome, fair-haired young man in a black T-shirt two bar stools away.

"This is not fair," said one young man, crying loudly while being dragged away by another friend.

"It's not fair, captain," the young man explains.

She suspects that the transition of "girl" from genderless to gendered has to do with the word's dainty connotation, and the perception of young women as smaller and fairer than young men.

The bosom on you fooled this young man, fair enough, but how can it have fooled you as well?

Mancini persuaded the owners that £24 million, more than $37 million, was a fair price for the young man's potential.

By John Gilchrist and James Thurber The New Yorker, July 15 , 1933P. 9 Thing that impressed New York woman most about Chicago when visiting Fair, was gesture of young man on streetcar.

Show more...

Ludwig, your English writing platform

Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.

Student

Used by millions of students, scientific researchers, professional translators and editors from all over the world!

MitStanfordHarvardAustralian Nationa UniversityNanyangOxford

Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak quote

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak

CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com

Get started for free

Unlock your writing potential with Ludwig

Letters

Most frequent sentences: