Sentence examples for spoke set from inspiring English sources

"But it was Washington, a former military man, who took the long view, who understood his place in history and thus was mindful that every step he took and every word he spoke set a precedent for what the new nation would be about, not just in the near term, but the long term," Mitchell said.

In the blaze of spoken set-up Ann Hathaway tosses out a reference to general relativity versus quantum mechanics, a very real concern at the heart of cosmology.

Among the highlights of the set was a version of the Clifford Brown tune "Brownie Speaks," set at a sly tempo.

Paul's speech matches the all-time Commons record for non-stop speaking, set by Henry Brougham in 1828, although since that speech was not actually for filibustering purposes, presumably Brougham was just a windbag.

Just as she spoke, someone set off fireworks nearby.

"We spoke about set pieces before the game," Holdsworth said.

As we spoke, Uchida set out two more little luxuries she permits herself: First Flush Darjeeling tea and Marcolini chocolates.

She learned how to speak French, set a table and address people who have titles.

In response to the first, neither I, nor any of the protesters I have spoken to, set out with the intention of spending time in police custody.

Altars, properly speaking, are set up either on sacrificial sites or in temples and may be either hollowed out in the earth or raised or constructed.

Isherwood's third act, creatively speaking, is set in Los Angeles, where he worked in Hollywood, and also pioneered American gay fiction.