Sentence examples for he was practising from inspiring English sources

Larry was poetic and intellectual; he was practising for when he was to become Lawrence Durrell.

Only a few years ago he was practising on the town's humble concrete court.

All that interest came out of ideas developed while he was practising as an accountant.

He was practising with his group he's doing a tour with, playing some classical music as well as jazz.

The 17-year-old Italian was hit on the hand by a stray shot while he was practising on Tuesday.

By the age of nine, he was practising and studying the game to the exclusion of all else.

And as a closeted gay man – alternately tormented and insatiable – he was practised in the art of not quite saying things.

Has he been practising them?

He is practising his flute when I arrive.

Has he been practising his pizza throwing?'ItIt wasn't me, mate,' he answers quickly.

This seems a bare-faced fib, until he explains that he is practising for pool trials.