Sentence examples for opening a time from inspiring English sources

"It was like opening a time capsule," he said.

Watching "Laugh-in" is like opening a time capsule.

But looking at the secret rooms in the embassy yesterday was like opening a time capsule on the 1970s.

For Ms. Driver, the film's rediscovery has been like opening a time capsule of the No Wave independent-film scene, which flourished in New York in the late 1970s and early '80s.

The morning began with a memory for two women, the scene on Arthur Ashe Court yesterday opening a time capsule from 1997, when heavy hitters and injuries had yet to trample the carefree triumphs of Martina Hingis and Iva Majoli.

Looking at the roster of tech's most notable acquisitions is like opening a time capsule not just of companies, but of the attitudes that surrounded them.

New Zealand authorities let the Paloma off with a warning instead of opening a time-consuming and legally-complex case against the ship owner.

To watch that footage is to open a time capsule.

We wanted to catch lightning in a bottle and try to open a time period that's been incredibly difficult".

Last year, Boston archaeologists opened a time capsule that was unearthed by construction work on the city State House.

To enter the world of the singer-songwriter Laura Nyro is to open a time capsule evoking the concentrated sounds, sights and turbulence of New York City in the late 1960s.