Sentence examples for invoked the example from inspiring English sources

Judge Pauley invoked the example of Khalid al-Mihdhar, a Saudi jihadist who worked for Al Qaeda.

Dangin, to illustrate the idea that a large part of his currency is his assertion of taste, invoked the example of a successful plastic surgeon.

Ministers have always invoked the example of Jesus to judge the morality of United States military action, but not always with their eyes open.

He said that he certainly would never have given himself to architecture with the idea of being merely a "copyist," and he invoked the example of Michelangelo, who said that he who follows others never goes ahead.

At the same time, Putin has invoked the example of Franklin D. Roosevelt's election to four consecutive terms to show that there's nothing inherently undemocratic about a four-term presidency.

"Choosing to follow or reject the multilateral path must not be a simple matter of political convenience," Annan said, and he invoked the example of the U.N.-mandated Gulf War as a reminder that "when states decide to use force to deal with broader threats to international peace and security, there is no substitute for the unique legitimacy provided by the United Nations".

Like others, he invoked the examples of Iran and Saudi Arabia.

He invoked the examples of Franklin Roosevelt and John Kennedy, who had come to office in times of great divisions.

Invoking the example of President Harry Truman, who confounded the pollsters with his 1948 victory, Mr Bradley insisted: "I'm feeling good.

Marsalis invokes the example of team sports, saying, "You want your side to win, whatever the side is going to be.

The anti-abortion protesters in Buffalo, as elsewhere in the country, claimed to be nonviolent, invoking the example of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and portraying themselves as defenders of innocent life.