Sentence examples for styled themselves as from inspiring English sources

Many gangsters of the seventies, like Leroy (Nicky) Barnes, were veteran criminals who styled themselves as smooth businessmen, or as scions of some imaginary dynasty.

Indeed, Africa's politicians invariably styled themselves as charismatic leaders whose political and even spiritual guidance was the prerequisite for progress.

Not a surprise, given that the founders styled themselves as a pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood from which women were excluded.

The firms have long styled themselves as saviors, able and willing to spend billions of dollars to buy failed banks.

Midwestern humor machines (Johnny Carson, David Letterman, Bob Newhart) have always styled themselves as conflict-averse, while also conveying that their fight is with the whole damn thing.

In recent months, disparate groups of men have styled themselves as defenders of European women against the threat of Muslim men: from the European far-right, to Hindu fundamentalists in India, to the British public intellectual and atheist Richard Dawkins.

Some leading members of the Crovan dynasty, such as Óláfr, styled themselves "King of the Isles"; other members, such as Magnús and his brothers, styled themselves "King of Mann and the Isles".

The chief bond between these Brethren of the Coast, as they styled themselves, was hostility toward the Spaniards, who then regarded the Caribbean and the South Pacific sea lanes as their monopoly.

As with side-swept bangs, the simplest way to style blunt bangs is to use a blow dryer and get them styled as naturally as possible.

The clothes were poorly styled as well.

It's handsomely styled by Turshen as well.