Sentence examples for we once held from inspiring English sources

What we've lost, of course, is something we once held immeasurably dear privacy.

Pouring so much plastic into disposable conveniences has helped to diminish our view of a family of materials we once held in high esteem.

Sometimes traditions or behaviors we once held dear become unsustainable or detrimental, either to the individual or to the greater good.

They also gain new powers over us, and slip free of powers we once held over them powers that have shaped our thinking and behavior for centuries.

In the plays and stories that will last, Miller uses his memories to trigger our own, forcing us to recall the hopes we once held dear — not just as individuals, but as citizens.

Even a cursory acquaintance with the history of science will show that we are where we are now only through a persistent process of replacing beliefs we once held to be true, but no longer hold to be true.

"She is a puzzle, gazing serenely at something we cannot see, something once held, we assume, by her missing arms," Ms Postrel said.

Today, if we are to jumpstart the American economy and restore our system of education to the unparalleled standard it once held, we have to reclaim that perspective.

What does it say about us that this is what we hold -- or at least once held -- as dear?

Today, we rely on technology to do the jobs once held by human beings.

It once held to its utopian aspirations.