Sentence examples for given to reciting from inspiring English sources
Rylance is given to reciting modernist poetry on the podium, but instead he gave a warm, solemn, entirely sane speech celebrating Sam Wanamaker, the founder of the Globe.
He enjoyed a good political quotation and was much given to reciting passages from Winston Churchill's speeches or books, particularly Great Contemporaries' which he appeared to know by heart.
Vet is the corrupt, defensive and cruelly oppressive patriarch; the willfully optimistic Grace is denial incarnate, the force that allows the Vets of the world to rule; and Buddy, who is given to reciting the Declaration of Independence, is the enduring American rebel, on the cusp of a new revolution.
"I was given to learn and recite by heart Gunga Din, The Lady Of Shalott, The Walrus And The Carpenter.
We may talk to God as to Dad or recite the prayer given to us by Jesus through His disciples.
In a mocking whisper she recited a frequent note given to performers in downtown dance: "Believe in yourself.
As she finished, Ms. Badger recited from a poem, given to her by a friend of Lily's at a private wake on Wednesday.
The rhythm of the rhyme her teacher gave her to recite—"I am a yellow rose, the Sultan of all the flowers, the Sultan of all the flowers"—was wrong.
On Wednesday online chatter about Ms. Abdul's mistake included some critics, like Michael Slezak on Entertainment Weekly's ew.com, even raising questions about whether the judges are given scripted comments to recite about the contestants.
Kids were given a chance to recite the story themselves and they were coached and supported one to one.
Fittingly, Matthijs Vlot made a video that depicts the interview we would have liked to have seen Lance give to Oprah, in which he recites the lyrics to Radiohead's "Creep".
