Sentence examples for the plank of from inspiring English sources

Occupy Wall Street has broken the ice of resigned passivity among groups being asked to walk the plank of austerity.

"I wanted to be the sort of coach I would have liked to have had," was the plank of his philosophy.

A few hours later I was, with another hundred or so ill-assorted people, struggling to walk up the plank of the Queen Elizabeth.

I imagine my tiny woman with the plank of wood would be pretty jealous of the newbie, given how much better Angela is at everything she was meant to be good at.

Among the barbarians (as the children refer to the adults), Martin Fisher is a devilishly grumpy Captain Flint, whose penance for refusing to join the adventure is to be made to walk the plank of his own houseboat or, in this instance, an old pram.

But if Westwood wishes to atone for his rather disappointing suggestions that reference to personal wealth constitutes the plank of an argument, then perhaps he might perform a public service and disclose what sum the PGA eventually relieve him of for the transgression.

Lorries no longer carry the planks of timber: villagers do.

The planks of hardwood, for example, cost £50 each, while the travertine costs £60 a slab.

One of the planks of his campaign was the need to build more affordable housing.

His resonant bass ricochets off the planks of the machine as he imbues Alberich with dignified authority.

They are all among the planks of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as defined in the 2030 Agenda.