Sentence examples for tailor himself to from inspiring English sources

Seduced at an early age by the imperial promise of those magic syllables, Ellowen Deeowen, he went to great lengths to tailor himself to fit his adopted city, paring down his hilariously unwieldy name to Saladin Chamcha, only to find the slimline version makes him a laughing stock - chamcha means 'toady' - when he returned to his native Bombay.

So Mr. Pataki, who ran a campaign tailored to appeal to both the left and the right, now finds himself caught in a cross-fire.

After months of tailoring himself as the seamless heir to the Giuliani era, Michael R. Bloomberg faces his first big decision, one that is likely to be shaped, in large part, by a man who came to prominence under Mayor David N. Dinkins.

Tracy Morgan, who often explores and explodes black stereotypes in his comedy, said he did "a little ad-libbing" to tailor Paul to himself, but that otherwise the role is identical to the one Mr. Ferrell was offered.

Curry borrowed the mantra and tailored it to his young players, thus endearing himself to their parents.

He keeps himself to himself.

He sacrifices himself to himself.

Brooks found himself in the absurd position of not having to tailor his work to please his employers.

Just as he held friends like Amis at a certain remove — presenting a view of himself tailored to their sensibilities — Larkin fashioned his own separate reality, observing and framing it from behind a lens.

He spends some time braiding hallah in a bakery and passes himself off as a tailor to get a job in a sweat shop.

Some galleries tailor themselves to the community.