Sentence examples for thought served from inspiring English sources

To the contrary, his rise, he thought, served as proof that he was an extraordinary man who had always possessed exemplary talent and integrity.

"They told me how Mr Gladstone read Homer for fun, which I thought served him right," remarked Winston Churchill about his 19th-century Liberal predecessor.

But emphasizing race, she thought, served to undercut the defense's standing with a third group of people who hoped the case would have a positive impact on their own agenda.

After the first world war when the European powers fashioned the Middle East region in the manner they thought served their best interests, the woes of the people of the region did not spread to western countries.

It is frightening to think that our vaunted ability to subdue emotional urges through the force of intellect and conscience (allowing us to defer gratification and resist temptation) also allowed Nazi guards to overcome their visceral horror at what they were doing and to persevere with distasteful acts that they thought served a higher purpose.

Jason Van Horn of IGN enjoyed the humor, "the amount of heart and pure emotion running rampant this episode", which he thought served as a symbol for the entire show that will stay in the public mind through re-runs and DVDs.

I went because I hadn't stayed much in touch with them, I went because I was curious how their lives had played out over these long years, and I went, perhaps most of all, to revisit the past that had shaped me, a past that I had always thought served as a prologue to everything that subsequently happened in my life.

I nodded not knowing what that meant but thought, "serves him right for taking a child bride".

"But this was an agreement that I think served the interests of the Lebanese people.

"It changed some attitudes and perceptions that I think served Obama well in his candidacy".

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