Sentence examples for great salute from inspiring English sources
In "Casablanca," Captain Renault delivers the movies' other great salute to brazen deception: "I'm shocked, shocked," Claude Rains tells Humphrey Bogart at Rick's night-club casino, "to find that gambling is going on in here".
Sean Penn's win over Mickey Rourke was a minor surprise, but a sane decision and a sure demonstration that Penn is now the model American actor (he was also amiable enough to give a great salute to Rourke).
In 1977, Davis received what may have been her greatest salute.
But perhaps the greatest tribute to Wayne's impact on his times — the greatest salute any society can bestow upon an individual — came decades ago when even his name became part of the language.
It's a rousing, moving piece of choreography; a great yawping salute to the abiding joy of the NHS.
Jennifer Cordiner flounces amusingly as Val, but doesn't quite nail the great song saluting silicone implants and plastic surgery (lyricist Edward Kleban is at his cleverest here).
This week, PBS' "Great Performances" salutes the Russian ballet legend Rudolf Nureyev in the 90-minute documentary "Nureyev". Produced and directed by Patricia Foy ("The Margot Fonteyn Story"), who knew the fiery Tartar since he defected from the then-Sovet Union in 1961, the film combines interviews with excerpts from numerous dances for which he is most widely known.
Great Ones, we salute you!
On the other hand, there are moments of great liberalisation to salute.
It will be "too hot for words" tonight at 7 at the Schoolhouse Theater and Gallery in Croton Falls, as the jazz stylist Terry Blaine and her longtime pianist-partner, Mark Shane, salute "Great Ladies of Swing". Their survey will trace the origins of swing from its early roots in the 20's to its peak in the 1940's, paying tribute to Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters, Billie Holiday and others.
