Sentence examples for given one word from inspiring English sources
In the 1967 classic American film The Graduate, Dustin Hoffman's character is given one word of advice on which to base his future: "Plastics".
Militarization of police forces, skyrocketing forced poverty, American imperial wars abroad, increasing segregation, mass incarceration, class inequality, mass deportation, and the undeniably racist War on Drugs are not given one word.
And Mr. Gulotta, the county executive, said that if he were given one word to describe the plan, the word would be "perfect".
Twenty-six pairs of lettering artists and writers were randomly paired and given one word each to work with.
He asked her questions about what street she was on and what landmarks she was near, allowing her to give one word, yes or no, answers, the police said.
Edwards-Stout: If you were to give one word encapsulating what the film is about, what would it be?
But Mr. Emanuel smirked and chuckled through the less than 10 minutes he spent on the witness stand, introducing himself to jurors and giving one-word answers.
He would swear at staff, give one-word answers.
Lopez is not good at giving one-word answers either.
She gave one-word answers and sighed loudly when the prosecutor asked questions.
