Sentence examples for use of stick from inspiring English sources

A solution was found with the use of stick greasepaint, invented in the 1860s in Germany by Ludwig Leichner, a Wagnerian opera singer.

Despite the introduction of abstract symbol systems, notation methods making use of stick figures continued to appear during the 20th century.

Defensively the object is to keep the opposing team from scoring and to dispossess them of the ball through the use of stick checking and body contact.

The survey results showed that the use of stick or cane in punishing children in school was still very high (87.6%).

As a temporary measure, however, the use of sticking plaster to evert the lashes is useful and in the study by Graz 1999 was superior to, and more comfortable than, epilation.

The choreography developed as little as the dramaturgy did; the use of sticks at the beginning of a dance was the use of sticks at the end.

In "Palo," or "Stick" in Spanish, Kùlú Mèlé African Dance & Drum Ensemble of Philadelphia offered a dynamic work exploring the use of sticks in the preparation of altars to honor the spirits of ancestors.

Spartan violence toward other Greeks, particularly taking the form of threats with or actual use of sticks (bakteriai), is attested with remarkable frequency in the sources, as is the resentment of such treatment by other Greeks.

Sexual violence in conflict zones includes extreme physical violence, the use of sticks, bats, bottles, the cutting of genitals, and the sexual torture of victims who are left with horrific injuries.

But there are also plenty of stories of extravagant bonuses being handed out freely.China's Haier is a market leader in the vigorous use of sticks and carrots.

Since hockey's birth, it has exhibited the effects of its environment in the form of bench-clearing brawls, the striking of officials, fighting in the stands, the resolution of real or imagined slights on the ice through the use of sticks and fists, and often, just plain chaos.