Sentence examples for some cultures as from inspiring English sources

Mourning and Italian cypresses have been used by some cultures as symbols of death and immortality.

To complicate matters, seven was likely not literal, but rather it was probably used by some cultures as a stand-in for the word many.

The practice involves the partial or total removal or injury of the external female genitalia and is seen by some cultures as a way to reduce libido, thereby protecting their virginity before marriage and increasing the chances of marital fidelity.

And, whereas menstruation is extolled in some cultures as a hallmark of femininity and a crucial right of passage, many women would be happy for a break from the monthly curse.

To be fair, while it is fairly common to use the same last and first name in some cultures, as evidenced by this quick search of LinkedIn, I'm sure there are very few foreigners in Palo Alto, where Quora is based, so clearly these cultural nuances are lost on the admins.

"Drug taking, slavery and various sexual practices...have all been regarded in some eras or in some cultures as normal.

It is unlikely, but possible that the rejection of condom use, vaccination and use of antibiotics present in some religious cultures, as well as the sacred status of specific domestic animals (possible definitive hosts to the parasites) may also be related to microbial host control.

Though they were separated by miles, and in some cases centuries, tight cultures as diverse as Sparta and Singapore have something in common: each faced (or faces) a high degree of threat, whether from Mother Nature – disasters, diseases, and food scarcity – or human nature – the chaos caused by invasions and internal conflicts.

He wants the core of his city to have "some culture," as he calls it, and a monorail, restaurants, apartments, grocery stores, bookstores, boutiques, a stadium, a high tech center, a museum, an art school -- in other words, the vital mix of ingredients that make up a healthy downtown.

Critics denounce its often secretive and some say arrogant culture, as well as its unabashed free-market, conservative, short-term growth agenda.

In some cultures, such as Greece, and as dramatized in 458 BCE by Aeschylus in his masterpiece trilogy of plays composing The Oresteia, men go so far as to proclaim that there are no mothers, only feminine incubation vessels for nurturing the life-bestowing male seed.