Sentence examples for the effect of reminding from inspiring English sources

It had the effect of reminding that crowd of spontaneous mourners of their own refuted humanity.

This all has the effect of reminding us what an implausible object of obsession Paul really is — a vacant man-child who appears to be waging a two-hour audition for a remake of "Velvet Goldmine".

Selecting an opinion writer to "follow" has also had the effect of reminding the student that there is a real person writing these essays, and that the author's perspective and style must be considered when thinking about the passage.

His utterly human reaction, far more spontaneous than Dan Rather's provoking himself to choke up by reciting "America the Beautiful" on David Letterman's show, had the effect of reminding us that "Jon Stewart" was a persona -- one as yet unable to fit authenticity in, something that took Letterman himself years.

This should have the effect of reminding your friend what a great person you are and of all the good times/talks you had, which hopefully will cause them to rethink their decision and revive the friendship.

The wall of drawers had the unpleasant effect of reminding me of the nasty comment made by a Boston newspaper when the New England Patriots were threatening a move to Hartford, Connecticut.

Like most flower-power nostalgia trips, "Eight Miles High" has the irksome effect of reminding the audience -- whether too young or too square -- that it missed out on the grooviest moment in history, man.

Like Monroe's faux nudity, Williams's drew fire in the press — but it had the salutary effect of reminding us that "flesh toned" means different things for different people, and that trompe l'oeil exhibitionism is an equal-opportunity affair.

One time when, as a couple, we were disagreeing and getting heated with each other, a wise friend said, "Can't you just laugh?" This had the immediate effect of reminding us that the ego loves to be right and easily overreacts and clings.

For Hart, distinguishing between the question "What is law?" and the question "What is morally right?" has the salutary effect of reminding people that not all laws are morally good and that officials may be held accountable even for their lawful actions when those actions are sufficiently wicked.

It was a little awkward, a six-second clip that had the unfortunate effect of reminding people that Morrison used to be a big deal.