Sentence examples for moving occasion from inspiring English sources

Admittedly, they came together to die "like cattle", as the poet Wilfred Owen put it – a bit grumpily – but what a moving occasion nonetheless.

The formal handing back of her Austrian citizenship at a ceremony in the Austrian Embassy in London was a moving occasion.

There was nothing to play for at the Borussia Park, but Jupp Heynckes Bundesligaa farewell in his hometown turned into a very moving occasion.

It was an oddly moving occasion, not least because Sylvian's audience had aged with him - all those neurotic boy outsiders now moving towards middle age together.

It was a moving occasion, and to play some small part in it was a privilege I will not soon forget.

There's something a little old-fashioned about a New York "farewell concert," but for the supremely elegant mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade it will be a deeply moving occasion.

I'm a proud American -- becoming a citizen in 1988 was one of the most profoundly moving occasions in my life; I'm a former Texan and a recent Californian.

He is adaptable to any situation and is able to move from occasion to occasion with ease and comfort.

Given how slowly the government has been known to move on occasion, it may be that some cases will fall by the wayside because of the Gabelli decision.

In July, Ribeiro told Parade magazine that he wasn't above breaking out his trademark dance moves on occasion.

Ribeiro was barely 20 when he played the role of the wealthy, snooty cousin to Will Smith, eventually becoming synonymous with his characters' classic preppy sweaters and -- who could forget -- the wacky "Carlton Dance". In July, Ribeiro told Parade magazine that he wasn't above breaking out his trademark dance moves on occasion.