Sentence examples for was appropriated as from inspiring English sources

Of course, the visage of the chief was appropriated as a hood ornament.

But in December 2005 it was appropriated as the "Cronulla Cape" to be worn while attacking the Lebanese.

was appropriated as a patriotic anthem, but precisely because some serious people do pay attention to the lyrics.

She has spent the near-half-century since The Golden Notebook - her "albatross" - was appropriated as "the bible of the women's movement" taking swipes at her disciples.

But he said there was growing confidence among Democrats that Republicans would keep their word to ensure that Flint aid was appropriated as part of continuing discussions.

Built in 1910 and used for its original purpose until the 1970s, when it was appropriated as a location for film shoots, the hall cost the hotelier Peng Loh more than £20 million (about $31 million) to restore.

In Banda Aceh, what little wreckage remains has been appropriated as something for curious sightseers.

To countless people, "wifebeater" is not just a word, and cannot be appropriated as gays have done with "queer".

Jesus has three cockerels on its official crest, so this sculpture has been appropriated as a heraldic symbol.

With so many artists picking up brushes or at least a pencil, is the idea that real things can be appropriated as art bankrupt?

What about the people who don't want their lives to be appropriated as digital windowdressing?