Sentence examples for for having captured from inspiring English sources

(He was famous, among other things, for having captured the defeated Confederate President, Jefferson Davis).

Nevertheless, the work is the premier tourist attraction in Ghent, which cannot rival Bruges, Antwerp, or Brussels for their abundance of canonical Flemish art created in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries under the reigning dukes of Burgundy — notably, Philip the Good, Jan van Eyck's principal patron, who is otherwise famous for having captured Joan of Arc.

Nevertheless, the work is the premier tourist attraction in Ghent, which cannot rival Bruges, Antwerp, or Brussels for their abundance of canonical Flemish art created in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries under the reigning dukes of Burgundy notably, Philip the Good, Jan van Eyck's principal patron, who is otherwise famous for having captured Joan of Arc.

Duguay-Trouin, who in 1711 took Rio de Janeiro after defeating the whole Portuguese fleet, was ennobled for having captured sixteen men-of‑war and no fewer than three hundred merchantmen.

Its director, David Fincher, was largely lauded for having captured the zeitgeist.

He is a man regarded as a hero for having captured Moon the first time around, but O'Brien repeatedly rejects the label.

I kicked myself for hours afterward for not having captured the scene.

In the form of flattery that comes with success, Nextel has become a target for attack, having captured a significant piece of the lucrative corporate market, thanks largely to the push-to-talk service its rivals once derided.

C1 Nextel Attracts Business Nextel Communications, the sixth-largest cellphone carrier, has become a target for attack, having captured a significant piece of the lucrative corporate market, thanks largely to the push-to-talk service its rivals once derided.

Busch is 2 for 2 at Daytona this month, having captured the exhibition Budweiser Shootout last Saturday.

Paris-based real-estate agency MeilleursAgents.com, for instance, has captured attention for its Layar app that displays the value of buildings in Paris, regardless of whether they're on sale or not.