Sentence examples for supposed past from inspiring English sources

This sentence, an aside really in a paragraph about something else, tells its own sparkling story, of a man's looks, his supposed past, and his possible future (shall he be cruel?).

And her name is definitely Bridie Murphy, which brings to mind "The Search for Bridey Murphy," a book about an American woman's supposed past-life regression to 19th-century Ireland that was all the rage in the 1950s.

The family even has visited Lewis' gravesite in Georgia in hopes of giving their young son closure over his supposed past-life experience.

Near the city of Aswan, Nielsen observed a candidate who enlisted a regional historian to lecture voters on their supposed tribal past.

While it is true that the world has endured several technological revolutions reasonably well, it seems naïve to suppose that past performance is an indicator of future success.

(Besides which, as Kelly points out, we might think it odd to suppose that past parts of the interval could be directly perceived).

"We weren't supposed to get past Tennessee; we weren't supposed to get past Oakland," Butts said.

I am supposed to be past needing such things.

Born with a dicky heart, his protagonist was not supposed to live past the age of 30.

The occupation was going to be a cakewalk, and British troops were supposed to be past masters at counter-insurgency.

Under the terms of the bankruptcy sale, Bao Shuo was supposed to meet past and future financial obligations to former employees and help them find new jobs.