Sentence examples for offerings left from inspiring English sources

And I was tickled to see the very modern offerings left at the shrines: boxes of Twinings tea, cereal bars and a tin of Celebrations.

Equally lavish are the offerings left for idols by wealthy devotees, typically out of gratitude that a wish has been fulfilled — a gold cradle, a gold soccer ball, a gold house.

At the Safeway supermarket where the shooting took place as Representative Gabrielle Giffords held a meet-and-greet event, about half a dozen people stared somberly at flowers and other offerings left at the entrance by well-wishers.

There is also a magnificent ceiba tree on Memorial Boulevard, at the roots of which are offerings left by followers of the Afro-Cuban religion Santería, for whom the ceiba is sacred.

Turner did also depict Lake Nemi, beside which in ancient times stood a sanctuary of the goddess Diana Nemorensis, Diana of the Wood; votive offerings left there can be seen today in the British Museum.

Around him were offerings left by clients: lotus flowers, incense, and packets of cigarettes and herbs.

The week's bounty of independent offerings leaves little room for the mainstream.

As they tried to pay back emergency aid from the federal government, many banks raised additional capital through share offerings, leaving them with a larger number of shareholders.

Adam Schoenfeld, an analyst with Jupiter Communications, argues that these bot offerings leave Microsoft's competing msn.com site at a disadvantage.

Uber would likely prefer to rely entirely on its own offerings, leaving traditional cabs, and especially those that don't use its payments platform (aka the way it makes most of its money) out of the equation.

By comparison, they say, Cuba's offerings leave much to be desired.