Sentence examples for have once held from inspiring English sources

That the administration practices this depraved process erases any higher moral ground the United States may have once held.

People and places in poverty were handed a raw deal, tearing away at the resilience that might have once held communities together.

Shukrijumah studied computer science and chemistry at a community college in Florida and is thought to be the only al-Qaeda leader to have once held a US green card.

The gaming area might have once held a dairy case; now the few pints of milk and cartons of eggs are stored in minifridges on a counter that also holds wrapped sandwiches.

In any case, scientists said, the crater rim could be a place to observe layers of sediment revealing the geologic history of the Gusev region, which is thought to have once held an ancient lake.

"In locating what looks like one of the garden's pathways and, potentially, its central area which could have once held the three foot stone pillar marking the location of King Richard's grave, we could be that bit closer to finding the resting place of Britain's last warrior king".

Having once held aloof, China has lately become a great joiner of institutions.

In 1942, Mr. Davis became public service commissioner, the same job that Huey Long had once held.

Furthermore, isotopic analyses of fat residues in Botai pottery fragments revealed that the pots had once held horse milk.

Periodically, Spindler pointed out details: a place where a door used to be barred, a brick frame that had once held an inscribed tablet.

A recent poll in Pennsylvania, Mr. Santorum's home state, now shows an essentially tied race, after Mr. Santorum had once held a clear lead there.