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Example sentences for "viva"

Lexicographically close words:
vituperative; viu; viuere; viure; vius; vivacious; vivaciously; vivacity; vivandiere; vivans
  1. They say, that, so long as the vote viva voce continues, it will be difficult for the true Union men to organize; they will be under check and control from the Rebels.

  2. The Speaker of the House of Commons is chosen by open voting, or viva voce.

  3. There are various stories afloat as to the immediate cause of the outbreak; one, that as a patrol passed the crowd hissed; another, that a cry was heard of "Viva Vittorio Emmanuele!

  4. If you could hear him cry, "Viva Cuba Libre!

  5. She teach her parrot to cry "Viva Cuba Libre!

  6. Such conversations were a means of apostleship much more efficacious than those of the present day, the book and the newspaper; there is nothing like the viva vox[20] for spreading thought.

  7. A vast throng waited all day for the news before the closed doors of the Chamber of Deputies; but the mob is again simply a peaceful-appearing crowd, singing the national anthem and crying, "Viva Madero!

  8. I am sending off a delightful book by Flandrau, Viva Mexico.

  9. All day long the city has been flooded with rumors, and a not infrequent "Viva Orozco!

  10. Glittering, blue-uniformed outriders with polished silver helmets preceded him, and the crowd was rending the air with "Viva De la Barra!

  11. The Quaker made an effort to light the Police-Office with gas; it only partially succeeded: the words Viva la Patria blazed out at intervals.

  12. The disturbance began by some hundreds of Gauchos from the country galloping into the town, shouting "Viva la religion!

  13. A large mob has collected before the alcalde's door, with shouts of "Viva la plata!

  14. At last an Andalusian in the crowd shouted out, "Viva todo el Mundo!

  15. One solitary voice in the pit said "Viva Santa Anna!

  16. This was hailed with a sally by the very men who, only one hour ago, were shouting themselves hoarse with the cries of "Viva el general, Viva Santa Anna!

  17. Massa collection; a female portrait, on whose breast are the arms of Montefeltro: Viva, Viva il Duca di Urbino.

  18. Eustasia passed the preliminary examination and also the viva voce, and Lillie was again in high feather.

  19. Because I shrink from the viva voce examination.

  20. The cry that now surged round the ill-secured and half-ruinous palace would seem to have been indistinguishable to him, even when the hoarse roar came so near, like the dashing of a horrible wave round the walls: Viva lo Popolo!

  21. He said to himself, 'They cry Viva lo Popolo, and so do we.

  22. It is now the afternoon of the second day of the viva voce examinations in honors.

  23. You may go in and watch the torture yourself if you are so minded, for the viva voce schools are open to the public.

  24. The week's paper-work passed off uneventfully; then comes the viva voce work for the candidates for honors.

  25. He had the words, Viva mi Amo (Long live my Master!

  26. Nominations in the town meeting should be viva voce, elections by secret ballot.

  27. Legislation should be primarily on the initiative of the selectmen or ward council, and voting should be viva voce.

  28. The examination lasted for four days, and it was arranged that on each of the four days each of the five candidates should be called up to undergo a certain quantum of Mr. Jobbles' viva voce.

  29. It is a dreadful task that of answering examination papers--only to be exceeded in dreadfulness by the horrors of Mr. Jobbles' viva voce torments.

  30. Mr. Jobbles had for many years been examining undergraduates for little goes and great goes, and had passed his life in putting posing questions, in detecting ignorance by viva voce scrutiny, and eliciting learning by printed papers.

  31. Mamma went on her knees in the carriage and cried, 'Viva Il Papa Re!

  32. Has the god of Lemnos,” Page 116 indidit hinnitum ferro simulacraque belli viva dedit?

  33. The mob caught up the words, and re-echoed the shout; the patio resounded with "Viva la Spagna!

  34. I have heard in your streets the shout of 'Viva la Constitucion!

  35. After the Prior has reported, the students are examined viva voce upon the portions of the decretals, which they are studying, and the results of the examination bear out generally the Prior's views.

  36. The others acquit themselves well, and the examiners are merciful to a boy who is nervous in viva voce, but of whose studies Dominus Savaricus, who has recovered from the attack made upon him, gives a good account.

  37. The audience appeared to be so earnestly interested by the subject that I offered to appear before them on two successive evenings and give any viva voce explanations about the drawings which those present might desire.

  38. He brought the subject before his audience in his own clear and admirable viva voce style.

  39. I gave a viva voce account of my lunar researches at a crowded meeting of the Physical Section A.

  40. English examinations consist of so many papers to be taken up; the "viva voce" does not play an important part in England, as it does in France.

  41. When you ask him to give you the translation of the piece viva voce, he tells you: "Please, sir, you did not tell us we were to learn the piece.

  42. A "viva voce" examination very often gives the examiner a better idea of the candidate's abilities and knowledge than a written one, but it has many drawbacks.


  43. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "viva" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    audition; exam; examination; final; hearing; honor; oral; quiz; sonant; test; trial