Physical condition may have some influence on a minister's delivery; but the chief element in the eloquence that awakens and converts sinners and strengthens Christians is the unction of the Holy Spirit.
They say that sustained work at an early age strengthens the chest, muscles, and joints of the colt, at the same time imparting a docility that will remain with him until death.
In fact, camel's milk strengthens the brain and the tendons, and does away with fat, which produces a relaxation of the muscles.
The Arabs are convinced that milk maintains health andstrengthens the fibre, without increasing the fat.
This increases his knowledge and strengthens his intellect.
Teaching will be great art when it touches the emotions of the child,--when history calls forth a warm indignation against wrong, when mathematics strengthens a noble love of truth or literature creates a strong satisfaction in justice.
Teaching will be good art when it breaks up old habits, starts new ones, strengthens good traits, and weakens bad ones; when it gives a new attitude of cheerfulness in life or of thoughtfulness for others or of reason in all things.
Sonnet 22 is more sincere, though not so passionate; it neither strengthensnor rebuts the argument.
She is the only person who strengthens Antony in his quixotic-foolish resolve to fight at sea.
Add to this that in misty weather it is a common observation, that the appearance of the horizontal moon is far larger than usual, which greatly conspires with and strengthens our opinion.
M84) That wch extreamly strengthens us in prejudice is yt we think we see an empty space, which I shall demonstrate to be false in the Third Book(98).
A man ought to see to it that by marrying he strengthenshis influence and position in the world and provides for the standing of his children.
You'll win," she said, with the quiet confidence which strengthens when it comes from a person whose judgment one has tested and found good.
It strengthens the digestive system and will improve an injured spine.
From these illustrations we see that the sexual energy strengthens and develops every organ of the body, faculty of the mind and power of the soul.
Since, therefore, the passion depends on these relations, whatever strengthens any of the relations must also increase the passion, and whatever weakens the relations must diminish the passion.
Moreover, the man in her strengthens and intelligises her mental fibre, stiffens and renders more stable and effective her more pliant will and softer, more delicate aptitudes.
Power, whichstrengthens and steadies all but weak men, only too often drives women to destruction.
I think of her in the tumult of battle, and the thought strengthens my arm.
The sight of that statue strengthensme more than medicine.
For either the will strengthens every rising presentation to full clearness and distinctness, or, if it cannot do this, it extinguishes the idea completely.
He consoles us, He strengthens us, He calls us to arms, He will cause his angels to march before us!
He believes even that he strengthens his throne by overthrowing that of error.
If it does anything at all, it strengthens the suspicion that Morley's the man we want.
This fellow with the brown beard and the gold tooth strengthens the theory of some rotten scandal.
As fresh air strengthens and impure air chokes us, so good conduct brings about good consequence, and bad conduct does otherwise.
She nourishes him, strengthens him, and vitalizes him.
On this account it is indeed called a food of souls, which nourishes and strengthens the new man.
One great advantage of gymnastic exercise is, it makes the chest expand, it fills the lungs with air, and by doing so strengthens them amazingly, and wards off many diseases.
It strengthens his back, it enables him to stretch his limbs, and to use his muscles, and is one of the best kinds of exercise a very young child can take.
Horse exercise is for both boys and girls a splendid exercise; it improves the figure, it gives grace to the movements, it strengthens the chest, it braces the muscles, and gives to the character energy and courage.
Singing expands the walls of his chest, strengthens and invigorates his lungs, gives sweetness to his voice, improves his pronunciation, and is a great pleasure and amusement to him.
Singing expands the chest, improves the pronunciation, enriches the voice for conversation, strengthens the lungs, and wards off many of their diseases.
Work, in moderation, enlivens the spirits, braces the nerves, and gives tone to the muscles, and thus strengthens the constitution.
Unselfish yielding, on the other hand, strengthens the will and increases strength of purpose as the petty obstacles of mere self-love are removed.
And as it becomes easier the foresight strengthenstill it wields an absolute power.
Also that by it the Memory is never overcharged at the expense of Intellect, for the exertion of will in any way strengthens the mind.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "strengthens" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
