Sentence examples for practised on from inspiring English sources

There is no such need for the cruel mistreatment now reported as being practised on one of their own, the diminutive US private Bradley Manning.

I've heard writing a novel is like learning a foreign language; once you've practised on the first one, the next comes a little easier.

The main religion practised on the island is Christianity (two-thirds Protestant, one-third Roman Catholic).

Called bouldering – after the boulders it is practised on – it's become a sport in its own right and one in which one of the two Dawn Wall climbers, Kevin Jorgeson, excels.

More obvious methods of intimidation were practised on Ukrainians.

The Boleyn woman must have "practised" on him, he muses.

The Recreation Ground is not in brilliant condition, but the wickets we practised on were OK.

She shoots me a pitiful look that has no doubt been practised on many tourists: "7.01am".

It was practised on every continent and archipelago, from the agrarian revolution onwards.

The procedure takes only about 20 minutes and ideally should be practised on a daily basis.

"The writing was quite fiddly," he says (he had practised on a sheet of paper).