Sentence examples for figures to give from inspiring English sources

And she has larded the book with enough recognizable figures to give it gossipy appeal.

Mr. Byrne uses the often mysterious and unsettling actions of his figures to give his paintings a psychological thrust.

The N.C.A.A. rushing leader last year at Fresno State, he figures to give the team the breakaway threat it lacked in Tomlinson's waning seasons.

Five Wizards scored in double figures to give first-year coach Leonard Hamilton his first victory as an N.B.A. coach in front of a hometown crowd.

Around 1914 the Italian artist Giorgio de Chirico began using tailors' dummies and plaster statues as surrogate figures to give his paintings some of their eerie, enigmatic atmosphere.

If the Giants decide to make Rice a contract offer -- and they are also considering other free-agent pass-rushing specialists -- Marcin's presence figures to give them an advantage.

Livius was the first literary figure to give Odysseus his Latin name, Ulysses (or Ulixes).

The Pirates play another local opponent, Fairleigh Dickinson, that doesn't figure to give them much of a battle.

Mr Kiriyenko may perhaps be allowed to keep the job precisely because he is too slight a figure to give offence.

With Kuroda starting on the mound, Granderson's one-man show at the plate figured to give the Yankees a fighting chance.

When young Internet entrepreneurs visit in search of financing, Weisel wants the shaman figure to give them "a spiritual experience".