Sentence examples for instead of shaping from inspiring English sources

So instead of shaping public opinion, they exploit the public's worst tendencies, its tribalism and paranoia.

Instead of shaping arrowheads from pieces of flint and quartz, he now fashions bears, dolphins and whales.

INSTEAD of shaping a space, as sculpture does, installation art fills up a space, usually with an arsenal of objects, and leaves it up to the viewer to make sense of it all.

It is, I believe, a major cause of the recent revival of interest in the Revolutionary generation, for it speaks to our frustration with leaders who, instead of shaping public opinion, follow it.

"As we watch the world today, sometimes it seems that we're at the mercy of events, instead of shaping events, and a strong America is essential to shape events.

Perhaps instead of shaping us to be more forgetful, the ease and availability of Web search and troves of information at our fingertips is helping us making more sophisticated decisions about how to spend our time.

Instead of shaped legs or feet, American case furniture had legs and feet that were simply downward extensions of the rectangular styles.

Instead of facet shaping, 3D shaping was introduced for the outboard inner shell.

The game was very similar to the shape-fitting puzzle Tetris, but used numbers instead of shapes.

They also excel in the analysis of local features instead of shapes that can only be differentiated by their outline.

Although pigeons are known to be adept at learning large numbers of figures, colors, and natural images, various experiments show that their visual cognitive specialization is more geared towards seeing colors and textures instead of shapes.