Sentence examples for may seem violent from inspiring English sources

But the language of Jihad in Islam, written in 1930, may seem violent to a Western reader: 'The objective of Islamic "jihad" is to eliminate the rule of an un-Islamic system and establish in its stead an Islamic system of state rule.

It is a testimony that may perhaps seem violent, but our lives were violent".

Shredding an American flag may at first seem violent or undignified.

After a movie or TV show that may have seemed violent -- upsetting or not -- ask your daughter her thoughts.

"They're trying to discredit us by making seem violent".

To outsiders, they may seem like mindless, violent thugs.

Violent death may seem a strange preoccupation for the son of Max Fleischer, the pioneering animator who produced "Betty Boop" and the best of the "Popeye" cartoons (directed by Dave Fleischer, Max's brother and Richard's uncle).

Still, having learned from my mother's books about the circumstances under which they found her, since it was always through her books she chose to reveal herself, as violent as it may seem, I can re-live this scene as if I had been there… Go figure… An extract from Les assises international du roman 2012, published by Christian Bourgois Editeur.

[C8.] Management School of Hard Time Attica prison, home to many of the most violent felons in New York, may seem like a dangerous place to teach lessons about effective management.

The prospect that a group of U.N. "observers" might somehow prevent bloodshed may seem depressingly risible, given their dismal showings in other violent arenas in modern times (Kigali, Srebrenica, and Dili all come to mind).

Space may seem a great void, but out there are the remnants of the violent chemical reactions that took place in the birth and death of stars.