Sentence examples for to be a specimen from inspiring English sources

About the same time, Elliott discovered part of another sauropod skeleton, which turned out to be a specimen of a species called Diamantinasaurus matildae.

That's the lesson that sneaks up on you in Dennis Kelly's "Taking Care of Baby," a crafty little play that purports to be a specimen of "verbatim" theater.

One young woman assumed a yoga position and meditated; she took "The Place" to be a specimen of ambient music, the kind of thing you can bliss out to, and she wasn't entirely mistaken.

This later turned out to be a specimen ballot of the kind distributed to observers and the media, and which he had asked for officially.But the damage had been done.

Claire: Everyone in this book either has an awful mother or is a woman (which is bad), except for Tom, who has an okay mother and therefore grows up to be a specimen of manly integrity.

Those seeking one of each type will find the most expensive to be a specimen of the Type 2, with the 1854 and 1855 estimated at $350 in that condition; the other two types have dates valued at $300 in that grade.

The tallest leylandii is said to be a 130ft specimen in southern England.

But a plant used in this way needs to be a good specimen, well grown.

The words seem to be a typical specimen of Romantic angst, but Schubert transforms them into a kind of philosophical motto.

What was thought to be a routine specimen was sent to our laboratory the first week in April.

But Walsh, a boxer and Jiu Jitsu practitioner, has proven himself to be a durable specimen, able to take damage and last until the final bell.