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Example sentences for "this age"

  • They are meaningful only in conjunction with motivations characteristic of this age.

  • In this age, aesthetic expression becomes an issue of information processing resulting from the systematic deconstruction of the aesthetic practice of the age dominated by literacy.

  • At least in regard to the communication of theory, but also to some of its generation, it is worthwhile to examine, in the context of our concern with education in this age, the evolution of the university.

  • In the sixteenth century, the religious struggle was between Catholics and Protestants, but in this age both of the contestants were Protestant.

  • What are some of the special defects of the lyrists of this age?

  • The imaginative spirit of the Elizabethans craved poetry, and all the greatest authors of this age, with the exception of Francis Bacon, were poets.

  • Jesus said to them, "The children of this age marry, and are given in marriage.

  • As therefore the darnel weeds are gathered up and burned with fire; so will it be at the end of this age.

  • Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither in this age, nor in that which is to come.

  • No place will please me so, no meane of death, As heere by Caesar, and by you cut off, The Choice and Master Spirits of this Age Bru.

  • Rocks of this age contain a small proportion of shells identical with species now living.

  • The corruption of this age is made up by the particular contributions of every individual man,'-- He were no lion, were not Romans hinds.

  • We ourselves have not yet overtaken the chief minds of this age; and the gulf that separated them from those overpowering numbers in their own time, to whose edicts they were compelled to pay an external submission, was broad indeed.

  • But the literary history of this age is not yet fully developed.

  • He felt sure more splendid apparel set off his dark beauty to greater advantage; and yet he was equally sure that more splendid apparel would not--on this occasion--be as suitable.

  • For as the two girls stood in the hall, Arenta said-- "You will come over in the morning, Cornelia?

  • I don't belong to this age; I have still one foot in the old one; it results that everything is strange in my eyes, everything astonishes and bewilders me.

  • Had those Abderites been conversant with us, and but seen what [448] fleering and grinning there is in this age, they would certainly have concluded, we had been all out of our wits.

  • I never did so even as a young girl, and at this age I am not likely to fall into a foolish self-deception.

  • With you at my side--Sidwell, grant me this age which is misled by vain fancies.

  • At this age, it is wisdom in a woman to remind herself that youth is over.

  • I do not ascribe to political institutions that paramount influence which it is the feeling of this age to attribute to them.

  • But she is behind the times, sir, and that won't do in this age.

  • The spirit of this age is expressed by the Calliope.

  • Yet culture in music certainly distinguishes the civilization of this age.

  • But even those four men rose little above the average calibre of the Optimates of this age.

  • Cretan War So far however as the Cretans were concerned, a disgrace like that endured off Cydonia seemed even to the degenerate Romans of this age as if it could be answered only by a declaration of war.

  • There was no original thinker in this age.

  • But it would be a great mistake to suppose that this kind of self-indulgence was characteristic of the average Roman life of this age.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    behaved himself; this earth; this effect; this epoch; this essay; this general; this kind; this kingdom; this law; this line; this marriage; this moment; this name; this person; this piece; this plant; this poem; this position; this regard; this river; this same; this season; this singular; this subject; this vessel; this young