Sentence examples for when we read about from inspiring English sources

In other words, when we read about fictional characters, we become better at understanding real people and real situations.

When we read about and imagine Nassima being called a whore, when we imagine her being beaten by men who say she shouldn't surf (which has happened), when we imagine her ignoring the taunts and heading to the trash-covered beach with her dilapidated board anyway, we actually experience the pain she goes through every day.

We yawn when we read about it.

When we read about couples who make the conscious choice not to have kids, we balk.

We had just finished building the full version of our ViroChip, when we read about SARS in the newspapers.

"When we read about the price being offered, we were pretty appalled, even in a depressed market," Mr. Nicholes said.

It's not evident at first why the locals laugh so knowingly at us as we clatter through the village of Mto Wa Mbu en route to the lakeshore - but all becomes clear when we read, later, about the tree-climbing lions for which the area is famed, and about which Jean has thankfully omitted to inform us.

"When we read novels about people who are bereaved, we see the immediate aftermath and then are told that they go on to a better life".

These biases are reinforced when we read articles about roles models such as Christine Lagarde, the first female leader of the IMF, who recently revealed that when she was starting out she was warned by a reputable company in France that she would never be made a partner because of her sex.

Later, when we read comments about the boutique on TripAdvisor, one of the guests had complained a bit about the staff, and in response, the owner flamed him for "bringing groceries into the room as if it were a hostel".

Later, when we read comments about the hotel on TripAdvisor, one of the guests had complained a bit about the staff, and in response, the owner flamed him for "bringing groceries into the room as if it were a hostel".