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Example sentences for "prefaced"

Lexicographically close words:
preexistence; preexistent; preexisting; prefabricated; preface; prefaces; prefacing; prefar; prefato; prefatory
  1. Wailing" is shrewdly prefaced by a note, evidently meant for the censor, to the effect that the poem refers to the Middle Ages.

  2. Each act, probably, was prefaced by a synopsis in German, and soon translations came into vogue, and were performed as well.

  3. He prefaced his statement with the remark that the list he was about to give was complete in every way; twenty-four cases were dealt with, and the names of the incriminated individuals given, as reproduced below: 1.

  4. Bold in a restaurant, or when he was crushed in a crowd, where a blow from him frequently prefaced a word, he was a child when encountering phenomena of this kind.

  5. They were all alike, prefaced by a short walk to give our dog some exercise, followed by an hour or two of studying the Quabala.

  6. It puzzled her a little until she recalled the clang of metal that had prefaced the man's appearance in the hall that afternoon.

  7. If it was a sharp struggle, it was a short one that prefaced his decision.

  8. Appius prefaced his decree by observing that the very law, which Virginius's friends were putting forward as the ground of their demand, clearly showed how much he favoured liberty.

  9. They were prefaced as follows:--'We were talking of Hexameters with you.

  10. In the Memoir of Coleridge prefaced to Messrs.

  11. A reproof so courteously prefaced I could not take offence at; and at that time I resolved to spend some cost upon decorating my person.

  12. A little semi-vestibule between two doors prefaced the entrance into what might be considered the principal room of the cottage.

  13. As the conditions of life grew more complex, with increasing prosperity and probably longer intervals of peace, differentiation between classes and professions grew more marked.

  14. The New Hygiene", Three Lectures on the Prevention of Infectious Diseases, prefaced by Lankester, is published by W.

  15. Two other collectors of witch stories deserve perhaps a note here, for each prefaced his collection with a discussion of witchcraft.

  16. The drama is prefaced by a prelude, in which some of the most significant themes of the work appear.

  17. In his anxiety to make himself and his purposes known to the Parisians Wagner published four of his dramatic poems, prefaced by a letter on music,[24] in which he endeavoured to set forth his ideas.

  18. In the letter prefaced to his Catechism, however, he tells that "the bare suspicion of my not believing the opinions in fashion in our country hath already caused me sufficient trouble.

  19. The successive subjects are elucidated by brief but comprehensive references to the various painters and their notable works, collated under the direction of the Academy, and are prefaced by a compendious history of the institution.

  20. This courtyard incloses a smaller one, which is prefaced by a deep colonnaded portico, and incloses an open hall raised considerably above the level of the two courts.

  21. The lateral walls of the court are prefaced each by a row of columns.

  22. But Sydenham was too good a practitioner not to know that all treatment must be prefaced with laxatives.

  23. The Choate Story Book (New York, 1903) contains a few of his addresses and after-dinner speeches, and is prefaced by a brief biographical sketch.

  24. Prefaced by this exposition of the feelings of Sokratês, the “Platonic Defence” becomes not merely sublime and impressive, but also the manifestation of a rational and consistent purpose.

  25. He prefaced his departure for the "Grand Army" by going in state to the senate, and there delivering a speech on the causes of the present war.

  26. This step was prefaced by the announcement of new and extensive alterations in the bill.

  27. The right honourable baronet prefaced his motion by a speech of two hours' duration.

  28. He prefaced his motion, with an able and comprehensive statement.


  29. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "prefaced" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.