Sentence examples for started reciting from inspiring English sources

With the knife at his throat, the man started reciting the Shahada [the Islamic declaration of faith].

It is as hokey as if the actress playing his mother started reciting "There once was a man from Nantucket".

'When he heard we were Scottish, he sat down at the piano and started reciting great chunks of Rabbie Burns.

I knew the classes were resonating with my daughter when during our nightly pujas, she started reciting bhajans beyond the Gayatri Mantra we had taught her.

Walking in different rows of crosses, we spontaneously started reciting out loud, taking turns, the name, rank and hometown of each soldier whose cross we passed.

I don't want to be making big, silly films.' And then – Oh God, I was really trying to get the job – I started reciting Chekhov.

"Everyone starts reciting lines from the movie".

Mahmuda starts reciting verses of the Qur'an.

From somewhere a malevolent voice starts reciting the alphabet in staccato tones.

Then Graham starts reciting Verse 37 of Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself".

Not to be outdone, Helen returns and starts reciting inspirational quotes in Thai, prompting Annie to start speaking Spanish.