Sentence examples for history pick from inspiring English sources

From Pompeii to Vikings to Ming, if you're going to sell history, pick a period with a sexy name.

Brodeur, who already has the most victories in league history, picked up his 102nd shutout.

The Aussies, who had captured only one medal in their diving history, picked up two about an hour apart.

Instead of imposing a doctrinaire theory upon the facts, Mr. Roubini employs an eclectic, common-sense approach to history, picking à la carte from the thinking of such disparate economists as John Maynard Keynes and Joseph Schumpeter. "The insights of both schools can be synthesized and brought to bear on the problems we face now," he writes.

Italy, who are the most successful side in the European Under-21s Championship's history, picked five players in their 2004-winning squad who went on to compete in the 2006 World Cup win in Germany.

The story, deeply rooted in family history, picks up with beloved To Kill a Mockingbird protagonist Scout (a.k.a. Jean Louise Finch) on her train-ride back to her home of Maycomb County to see her father Atticus.

These early works create a surreal art-history pick'n'mix, from illustrations of classical sculpture to old black-and-white photography, and similar forms are echoed from work to work.

If you are interested in intellectual history, then pick up this book.

The deft storyteller Shana Corey knows that good history writers pick rich details to paint a life story.

The only other artist in Brits history to pick up four awards in one night was Blur in 1995.

To his credit, Mr. Spitz knows enough about the Stones' history to pick good shots and leave out the dull stuff.