Introducing
[,ɪntrə'djʊs]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Introduce
Checker: Mae
Examples
- I don't think, Mr. Hale, you have done quite right in introducing such a person to us without telling us what he had been. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Mr. Pickwick, I have great pleasure in introducing you to Count Smorltork. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Italy claims the honour among European nations of first introducing a machine for sowing grain. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The lady of the viperish face came in Madame Fosco--Mr. Hartright, said the Count, introducing us with easy dignity. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The mode now generally employed to correct deviation is by introducing on board ship masses of iron and magnets to neutralize the action of the ship’s magnetism so far as possible. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- His wish of introducing his sister to her was a compliment of the highest kind. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- While in England in 1837-1840, obtaining a patent on and introducing a circular saw, he became interested in the printing presses of the London Times. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- I hope that I may have the pleasure of introducing you to-night. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- They are sometimes credited with introducing to the West the knowledge of the mariner's compass and of gunpowder. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- If Mr. Weller will call on Mr. John Smauker at nine o'clock, Mr. John Smauker will have the pleasure of introducing Mr. Weller. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- These are the steps by which Plato constructs the first or primitive State, introducing the elements of political economy by the way. Plato. The Republic.
- Living in my present isolation, I have no means of introducing the newspaper-account of the outrage into my narrative. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The trivial plans they are introducing to-day--profit-sharing and welfare work--are on their own admission an attempt to quiet the unrest and ward off the menace of socialism. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- The reason given for not introducing it before the hearing is unsatisfactory. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Mr. Hartright--Monsieur Rubelle, said the Count, introducing us. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- This other gentleman, observed Joe, by way of introducing Mr. Wopsle, is a gentleman that you would like to hear give it out. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- My attention, at this time, was solely directed towards my plan of introducing myself into the cottage of my protectors. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- I am not quite sure, said she, whether I can have the pleasure of introducing you to Mr. Johnstone to-day, or not. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Mrs. Gardiner was standing a little behind; and on her pausing, he asked her if she would do him the honour of introducing him to her friends. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- You have constantly asked him here, my dear, and you have lost no opportunity of introducing him elsewhere. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- It is the only way I can see, Mr. Blake, of properly introducing to you what I have to say next. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Before Mr. Bounderby could reply, a young man appeared at the door, and introducing himself with the words, 'By your leaves, gentlemen! Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Its function of introducing connection into what is otherwise unconnected constitutes its generality. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- I have a right to talk on such subjects, without being suspected of introducing Robert Martin. Jane Austen. Emma.
- I was introducing her into good company, and giving her the opportunity of pleasing some one worth having; I ought not to have attempted more. Jane Austen. Emma.
- The villa and the lady are such familiar objects in London life, that I ought to apologise for introducing them to notice. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The next point was to secure a joint between contiguous rails such as would permit of the passage of several thousand amperes without introducing undue resistance. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Howe had now decided to give all his time to introducing his sewing-machine. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- He hasn't been able to draw it up yet, without introducing that mode of expressing himself; but it don't signify; it keeps him employed. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
Checker: Mae