Sentence examples for were a figure from inspiring English sources
He had a low opinion of many of the countertenors he had sung with, and he was not unaware that in some musical circles countertenors were a figure of fun.
If Michael Bloomberg were a figure from a nineteenth-century novel, it would be one written by Anthony Trollope, whose depictions of the uneasy intersection of class, money, and politics — especially in his satirical masterpiece, "The Way We Live Now" — read like an uncanny commentary upon early-twenty-first-century society, despite having been written a hundred and forty years ago.
He went on to say that some companies that looked like they were a figure in the billions may now appear to be worth a figure in the millions.
Indeed, if Trump were a figure in a movie or television series, he'd be the antagonist, not the protagonist.
He said his remarks were a figure of speech intended to emphasize that consent is the most important factor when deciding which marriages should be legal -- not an actual endorsement of father-son relationships.
"He is a figure here," he said.
HE WAS a figure from another age.
It might equally be a figure.
