Manifestation

Examples

• The members assumed without criticism the traditional dogma of Christianity that sex in any manifestation outside of marriage is sinful. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• Neither in Italy, Germany, nor England was there the slightest general manifestation of disapproval at this free handling of the sovereign pontiff. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• This last manifestation as by far the most alarming, by reason of its threatening his prolonged stay on the premises, necessitated vigorous measures. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Mademoiselle, he said, grimacing a half-smile, or what he intended for a smile, though it was but a grim and hurried manifestation. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• The other members of the family all thought this serious manifestation of resentment at his sister's marriage more or less unreasonable. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Aside from sporadic instances, like the height of Greek thought, it is a comparatively modern manifestation. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• In her need for some manifestation of feeling she was ready to exaggerate her own fault. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Otherwise we should be compelled to regard any and every manifestation of the child as an unfolding from within, and hence sacred. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• I felt sorely urged to weep; but conscious how unseasonable such a manifestation would be, I restrained it. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• She instantly suppressed that manifestation, however, and became fixedly solemn. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Oh the first manifestation of the unusual phenomena in November, 1875, Edison's keenness of perception led him at once to believe that he had discovered a new force. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Its manifestations are multiform but they have a common source. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• I have tested the theory of clairvoyance--and I have never found the manifestations get beyond that point. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• The Commission gives a very fair picture of these manifestations. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• But the feeling of the times was all in favour of outcries, dramatic interruptions, and such-like manifestations of Natural Virtue. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• For Franklin electricity was a single subtle fluid, and electrical manifestations were owing to the degree of its presen ce, to interruption or restoration of equilibrium. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• Beyond these manifestations of anxiety, he stirred not hand or foot. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Arago said that the discovery made by Leverrier was one of the most brilliant manifestations of the pre cision of modern astronomic science. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• He does not put himself within the creative impulses of the past: he is blinded by their manifestations. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• Mere display left her with a sense of superior distinction; but she felt an affinity to all the subtler manifestations of wealth. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• The conditions seemed favorable May 10, 1752; sparks between the wire and rod and a sulphurous odor were perceived (the manifestations of wrath! Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• Other eyes besides mine watched these manifestations of character--watched them closely, keenly, shrewdly. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.

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