In the western theatre of war the fighting has centred largely round the Franco-Belgian Coalfield, on or near which stand on both sides of the frontier many industrial towns.
Italy's interest centred in Albania, whose eventual fate, for geographical and strategic reasons, could not leave it indifferent.
The interest of the Rumanians within the kingdom centred increasingly on their brethren in Transylvania, the solution of whose hard case inspired most of the popular national movements.
England had fortified herself in Cefalonia and Zante, France in Corfù, and interestcentred on the opposite mainland, where Ali Pasha of Yannina maintained a formidable neutrality towards either power.
His fondest recollections of lettered intercourse and of youthful love were centred in Urbino.
But, worst of all, his favourite brother Giuliano, the object in whom centred most of his schemes, had been removed by death on the 17th of March, not without surmise of poison from the jealousy of his nephew Lorenzo.
In a moment all his energies werecentred in an attempt to escape.
In France they adopted the three-centred arch in the 15th century.
About the middle of the 14th century at Gloucester the four-centred pointed arch was introduced, which became afterwards the leading characteristic feature of the Tudor style.
Then see what's dragging her," continued the pilot, whose whole attention had to be centredupon the steering of the machine.
His whole attention seemed to be centred upon the task of "keeping station" with the rest of the squadron.
No more did the problem of crises obscure the real crux of the problem: for the first time, the argument centred purely in the reproduction of capital as a whole, in accumulation.
He thus looked forward with no little curiosity to the events of the afternoon, quite apart from the supreme interest that centred in his hostess.
The women he saw oftenest were mostly nervous, exacting, self-centred creatures, craving constant flattery.
She wondered what his thoughts were centred upon--whether on his masterpiece or upon Inez!
He had enjoyed the short period since his awakening, particularly on account of the tender and affectionate care Helen had given him, which she had for a long time withheld because of his own self-centred interest.
Mrs. Ingmar was a woman who centred all her interests in books and chiefly in the scientific forms of occult research.
The shining example of heroism came to it from above, from its young royal pair, to whom it was devoted, and in whom it centred its fondest hopes.
Following upon the Gallo-Roman and early Christian periods, centred in the Autunois, the story of the rise of Cluny from humble beginnings to her apothegm of spiritual and temporal power marks the second notable period of Burgundian history.
All my thoughts were now centred on this object, and innumerable were the projects by which I amused my imagination about it.
And now, Fifine, to say adieu until it be my happiness once again to embrace you and that dear Carew, who must have more good qualities than I have known centred in one individual, to deserve you.
It was evident even to the self-centred priest that his host was not listening to him.
She tried to think no more of Mogar, but her thoughts centred round it, linked it with this great city, whose lights shone in the distance below her, whose music came to her from afar over the silence of the sands.
Then he set his face and slowly turned to find the Bronco Kid standing behind him as though risen from the sea, his light clothes wet and clinging, his feet centred in a spreading puddle.
But Wheaton held his place while the room centred its eyes upon him, scenting some unexpected denouement.
The Poet's self-centred seclusion was avenged by the furies of an irresistible passion pursuing him to speedy ruin.
But, though he diversified his studies, his thoughts centred in the Prometheus.
His work was more in his thoughts than himself, however; and as the time for the publication of the first number of his periodical came nearer, his cares all centred upon it.
If they do not outvote them, the people of Germanic, of Slavonic, of Pelasgic, of Mongolian stock outnumber the prepotent Celts; and March seldom found his speculation centred upon one of these.
When the attention of such a one is not centred the swaying of his eyes goes on incessantly.
It simply meant that he should be perfect as regards the object before his heart,--that his hopes and expectations were to be perfectly and undividedly centred in the "Almighty God.
Moreover, there can be little doubt but that the real secret of suffering for Christ is to have the heart's affections centred in him.
The country gradually relapsed into a state of inactive and vague hope, which centred in the mental resources of Mr. O'Connell.
My own were centred upon the unforgettable figure of the murderous Chinaman.
I had a glimpse of a dark-faced man who evidently had opened the door for her; then all my thoughts were centred upon that graceful figure receding from me in the direction of the avenue.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "centred" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: centenarian; centipede; centurion; century; focal; gross; hundred; tercentenary
