Sentence examples for literal rendition from inspiring English sources
The "door of misfortune" would be the weaker literal rendition, I suppose.
The cabinet office is a warren, inter-connecting passages and walkways giving a literal rendition of the corridors of power.
Schwartz begins by giving the most literal rendition to date of one of the greatest first lines in the history of the novel.
Stonewall historian and author of Stonewall: The Riots That Sparked the Gay Revolution I was looking forward to a literal rendition of the excitement of a riot.
One wonders if the novel's uncomfortably literal rendition of "tragedy porn" — through which someone derives selfish pleasure while witnessing or trying to ignore a narrative of suffering — is a calculated indictment of a certain type of reader.
Still, he occasionally settles for the dictionary definition or the literal rendition, as when he has a Russian say "I invite you," when what is meant is "It's on me; I'm treating".
Yet of the many translators, stretching into the most recent times, who have provided us with literal renditions of ancient Greek texts, he at least offered an apology for it, and a better one, in my view, than any I have seen.
Yet champions of impressionistic biopics say the distinction between their brand of movie and more literal renditions is a false one.
His all-too-literal rendition of Quotation No. 19 has put him in grave danger of soon hearing a line from "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" that landed in 76th place on the film institute's list: "Hasta la vista, baby".
Literal interpretation of scripture.
Literally his literal genitals.
