Sentence examples for winter set from inspiring English sources

On that "Lily in Winter" set 21 year ago, Cole had been eager to act again.

The King forms a central character in James Goldman's 1966 play The Lion in Winter, set in 1183 and presenting an imaginary encounter between Henry's immediate family and Philip Augustus over Christmas at Chinon.

His later novels include Venise en hiver (1981; "Venice in Winter"), set against a background of political terrorism, and L'Herbe des ruines (1992).

Popular works that depict John beyond the Robin Hood legends, such as James Goldman's play and later film, The Lion in Winter, set in 1183, commonly present him as an "effete weakling", in this instance contrasted with the more masculine Henry II.

From the actual nuclear destruction of 1945 to the prospective nuclear destruction that, in the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, seemed briefly to reach the edge of a world-ending boil, to the possibility today of a global "nuclear winter" set off by a regional war between India and Pakistan, who knows just how the fear of a nuclear apocalypse has embedded itself in consciousness.

Winter set in, and the rising global superstar Murakami was advertising in the help-wanted listings.

As a result of the setback, many of the strategic goals that had been the basis of the campaign were abandoned and as a bitter winter set-in in November, there was much debate among the British high command about the utility of continuing the campaign.

THE SPORTING SCENE about Braves pitcher John Rocker... Tells about his diatribe against New York's teen-age mothers, Russians, gays, jailbirds, and purple-haired kids... His comments last winter set off a nyah-nyah on-line version of the Civil War... Mentions his impending return to Shea Stadium.

(1852), set in the early 18th century.

Events in 2012 set the tone.

Millennial voter turnout this year set records.