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Sentence Examples Can't for the life of me conjure up a complaint or a whinge, nothing to rant about. In terms of womanhood, the words conjure up something, well, unflatteringly female. The end effect is meant to conjure up the sonority of the saz, an instrument used in traditional Turkish music. One of his strategies is to test whether a word can conjure up a complex idea. They conjure up images of dusty old offices, arcane inventions and oddball inventors. Undaunted, Channel 4 is persisting with the idea that you can conjure up magical profits from the frilly sleeves of cyberspace. The show was able to conjure up serious and meaningful drama, and could absolutely rock the house when it chose to. Does the idea of touring conjure up exciting images of places to see and new foods and adventures to experience in foreign lands? We can only conjure up the ghosts of the past through our fragmented memories. Later presidents tried to revive it to conjure up domestic support for their beleaguered policies. Using cracked linen as a surface, she painted motifs that conjure up images of Italian frescoes while simulating the effects of time and weather. Using 200-year-old legislation, he was convicted of pretending to conjure up spirits. This is another one of these stupid columns that has to conjure up hypotheticals in order to criticize. In that, he is the true heir to Yves Saint Laurent, who could conjure up surrealism without looking a fool. Public works immediately conjure up visions of roads and bridges that exist only on paper. Despite their formalistic qualities, the collages conjure up pleasing associations. When asked to explain what this means, the students conjure up images of older kids hassling younger ones. It is impossible for me to conjure up the words to adequately describe my own experiences. Shifting away from the dim hopes of my rescue, I conjure up a series of bright memories that bring me a tidal change of emotion. Each week she invites a celebrity guest to conjure up their fantasy dinner party. Show More Sentences No longer stuck playing the perennial gentleman, he is now able to conjure up something far more morally ambiguous. This is just a figment of the imagination of weak minds that conjure up images to provide solace when they cannot handle reality, she continued. When his mind chose to conjure up images, it presented every possible situation he could ever hate. I'm trying to conjure up the good-fairy presence, trying to get her to pay attention to me. However, her pictures are not about the romantic images that these conjure up, but focus on the world they transport the viewer too. The words conjure up images of a harmless toy, something given as a stocking filler at Christmas. Moreover, large, one-off payments for single books do not immediately conjure up the image of an ongoing, committed publishing relationship. Slender of thigh and elfin of feature, she proceeds to conjure up a world in which haute couture is seamlessly entwined with high culture. It could also be that the blowsiness of the horns conjure up a steamy Southern atmosphere. Of course Blair can't just conjure up a new Blitz spirit to suit his newfound focus on homeland security. His wheels are so thick and full beneath his dense torso that they conjure up images of monster truck tires on a Jeep. Amid the rambling dialogue and semi-lucid metaphors we become privy to a sense of the director's desperation to conjure up some kind of meaning. Its glossy pages and colourful pictures conjure up the image of a veritable paradise. The sheer multitude of vocal tones that a gifted mimic like Roth is able to conjure up is extraordinary. I don't think I can conjure up the kind of detail required out of thin air. This very word would seem to conjure up a sense of community, of shared experience. He loads the film with pitch black comedy, giving it a rich texture that most filmmakers wouldn't be able to conjure up. I mean, those things were not too hard for a magical all-powerful guy like you to conjure up. We have an innate tendency to avoid pain, and therefore we are apt to conjure up rationalizations that justify our behavior. The word will conjure up memories of previous occasions where the player has been aggressive and successfully overcome a challenge. Show More Sentences The curving paths and ramps conjure up images of a Tuscany landscape as they rise towards the visitors center. Yet somehow that book failed to conjure up a sense of Godwin as a fully rounded human being. To Britons of the right age, those three words conjure up all sorts of semi-nostalgic memories. As one laved one's chest one could conjure up images of bowler hats on the coat rack, well-thumbed Police Gazettes, shoe polish and cigars. Instead, the words conjure up unpleasant memories of mom's experimental eggplant lasagna and certain rubber-like meat substitutes. But this woman has committed to memory all the essentials of her own physiognomy, and can conjure up, time and again, her own basic likeness without resorting to a mirror. Hot and heavy, Latin American music will conjure up the full range of emotions. Their imaginations must be feverish enough to conjure up ever more daring flights of fancy, but then cold enough to try to annihilate their own creations. I was a little glum at the thought of walking back up but it's wonderful what the promise of a farmhouse lunch can conjure up in the way of fortitude. He poured his heart out in soaring songs of praise, in searing prayers, in sublime thanksgiving, in words infinitely more exalted than any I could conjure up. These mostly dare-devil works scoff at him or, quite the opposite, are inspired by him to conjure up spellbinding, entrancing sonorities. The green, blue and yellow collections, with their combination of fresh floral prints and earthy woven checks conjure up images of rural Tuscan living. Does this conjure up explorers, lone sailors or the mountain climber, the drivers of racing cars or motorcycles or the soldier? Quality Daily Physical Education should not conjure up this dreary mental picture many of us might have of physical education. When confronted by a soldier or an armed intruder, they can immediately conjure up a protection strategy by weaving a tale with a poker face. Their names Eton, Winchester, Harrow, Fettes conjure up images of striped blazers and straw boaters, speech days and rugger matches. In addition, new security doctrines that conjure up scenarios of winnable nuclear wars against non-nuclear-weapon States are not tenable. But Paris Combo didn't need to use any circus sideshow tricks to conjure up their lost heroes. The bucolic setting, peaceful and green, made it hard to conjure up the atrocities of war. All of us can readily conjure up horror scenarios by the isolated person acting badly. Show More Sentences Do not conjure up a masquerade of precision either when it is not needed or, especially, when it may not be valid! We can all conjure up the picture of a blooming pregnant woman and a glowing mother with her baby in her arms. Granche uses a score of archetypal figures and objects to conjure up moments and objects that are rooted in our collective memory. I can fully guarantee you that, in those countries, the spectre of union is very easy to conjure up. Mr. Speaker, I get the impression that the Minister of Foreign Affairs was not sure how he was going to conjure up an answer to that question. Real Life Video thus enables you to conjure up virtually every hill of any importance on your computer and then climb it. I have tried in my own layman's way to conjure up a scenario when these sections would be used. If you choose the right colours, your autumn table decorations will conjure up a lovely, seasonal atmosphere. Despite changing attitudes, the notion of evaluation still tends to conjure up an image of external control and intervention. And no matter how influential a book prize may be, it cannot conjure up a masterpiece. But what a translation of Mercier lacks is the vanity of style that those masters conjure up. To anybody who has ever endured a caravan holiday in Ireland, mobile homes will always conjure up images of laminate interiors, chintzy furnishings and Travel Scrabble. It is a time when the very mention of witches, gnomes, hobgoblins and ogres is enough to conjure up a fantasy world populated with a multitude of such creatures. The artists responsible for the works and for dimming lights, Stanikas, conjure up the ghosts of Lithuanian and Soviet past and of the difficult transition. He says Scotland in Europe seems still to conjure up something of a distant challenge and this is despite the Scots' long-standing reputation for internationalism. Nine times out of ten, it will conjure up an image of a brooding, sweaty, long-haired hunk. Far from an image one would readily conjure up as a waltz, La Valse's sexually provocative choreography was reminiscent of Glen Tetley's lascivious Rite of Spring. When you say design, some folks conjure up images of la-di-da characters with long silk scarves flurrying about pointing out how atrocious or marvelous everything looks. The device can also conjure up alternative routes to bypass roadworks and traffic jams, and will quickly get motorists back on course if they take a wrong turning. Yorkston apologises profusely for only playing six songs, but while the set seems a little truncated, he still manages to conjure up some moments of real magic. Show More Sentences For visitors following the marked trail that leads around the battlefield, its powerful aura helps conjure up the tableaux that unfolded over a hundred years ago. You're a cool girl, so conjure up some confidence and just be yourself. Beach plums, about the size and color of purple grapes, make a tasty, unusual jam and, for many New Englanders, conjure up summers spent on Cape Cod. The semi-conscious bride and the manipulative groom pulling up to a Las Vegas wedding chapel drive-in did not conjure up images of a fairy tale romance. Politicians should have more regard for the complexity they conjure up with each new wave of legislation, which creates a breeding ground for fraud and sharp practice. White, cream and wintry pale beige hues in conjunction with sheepskin, polar skin, shaggy furs and plenty of quilts conjure up polar expedition gear. While for some, video games conjure up the image of the socially withdrawn and uncommunicative male, the milieu of video games is intensely social. Taking the mickey out of modern dance, they conjure up moves by all the greats, starting with Isadora Duncan swanning around the Louvre and ending in a symphony of blue. When people think of building demolition, they almost invariably conjure up visions of spectacular implosions with large buildings collapsing in seconds. Few human pursuits can conjure up such overblown expectations, fanned by holiday brochure photo-spreads showing impossibly white beaches domed by suspiciously azure skies. Collectively they conjure up a crazed version of autodestructive white America at its most solipsistic, hankering after its own lost origins. Back then, my ideas of daredeviltry did not conjure up the taking of my black body into a roadside luncheonette for a forbidden cup of coffee. The name may conjure up images of a pouting, raven-haired songstress with a penchant for extravagant shopping, but you'd be wrong. In Tehran's luxurious Grand Azadi hotel, a row of women dressed in black with red headscarves hold the lines open to bidders as the auctioneer tries to conjure up increasingly large sums with his hammer. For example, you can use Teriyaki marinade to conjure up delicious dips for crisp, fresh raw foods and Sukiyaki stir-fry sauce to season delectably light wok dishes. The golden honey colour, rich Fendi heritage and exquisite packaging conjure up images of Rome, La Dolce Vita and an A-list lifestyle. In the end, one asks oneself: in view of the large, hanging stone, were all the games in this piece intended to conjure up the danger, and thus to exorcize it? Yet, for how many people all over the world today, does the star of Bethlehem conjure up an image of hope, of harmony and of faith in the force of good? Calloused hands, overwhelmed and sweating bodies, never flattering, dry and waxed faces conjure up Maximishin's reportage with power and happiness. Sure, fruity Pebbles doesn't necessarily conjure up warm holiday memories. Show More Sentences He explores every possibility by pushing the performers of Genus to the limits of disequilibrium, using rapid, disarticulated vocabulary to conjure up unusual images. The suggestiveness of the words 'shivering' and 'shattered' led me to explore instrumental effects, which are intended to conjure up sensuous, haunting feelings in the listener. A dazzling display: the six new pens in the edding 1200 colorpen range not only mean a selection of cool new shades: with their metallic shine, they can also conjure up really special effects. But imagine if all of Google's data and programming ability was suddenly in the hands of a Namibian agriculturalist, a Sahelian nomad or a Senegalese fisherwoman – the maps they would conjure up would be completely different. Certain locales conjure up powerful memories. Surely he could conjure up another escape? The thought of an archaeologist may conjure up images of a patient person, deep in the earth, brushing and sweeping in the hopes of discovering a long lost treasure. Chances are, when you conjure up an image of a country town, it is either a desolate main street, or a large regional centre, or the red earth of an outback town with a stray dog scratching. Put together, these snippets of reality conjure up a familiar image, where healthcare costs of the aging population in Canada balloon until the system gets blown away. It's also a little alarming that he thinks the way to ensorcell women is to swaddle himself in woolly geometric shapes that conjure up images of Bing Crosby on the links or Fred MacMurray at the kitchen table. Participants are encouraged to join in on the art by lighting up with glow sticks, LEDs and anything else their imagination can conjure up. Dynamic crescendos and fading of the overall lighting produce a pleasant impression of room depth and conjure up an atmospheric ambience in bars, restaurants and lounges. This eases some of the pressure of arranging child care, but may conjure up new worries, such as dangerous strangers, traffic safety, or unfriendly dogs. Kikkoman has put together a small selection of these and some recommendations on how to conjure up vegetarian meals with seasonal vegetables that are guaranteed to taste delicious. With their old fortified churches and their winding alleys, they conjure up pastoral scenes, all the while providing ample opportunity to partake in pleasant wine tasting sessions at the Tables de Rabelais wine-makers. Is it not perhaps also the case that Europe cannot now afford to lose face by withdrawing, or does not know what other solutions it could conjure up to ensure coexistence and a common future? In their stories, ordinary Inuit could have supernatural powers, which they could conjure up by a thought or an appeal to one or more spirit helpers, charms or a guardian spirit. Its smoothness and resonance spontaneously conjure up a universe that is scientific, technical and full of humanism in all the different cultures. It draws the mind into an endless loop, from the identifiable material landscape to the spiritual dimension it envelops and the abstraction in the shapes and colours, and back to the reality they conjure up. Debates about cloning conjure up images of designer babies or a frightening future populated by people who are the exact replica of each other. Show More Sentences While most of us might conjure up the image of a simple straining device, filtration devices are, in fact, complex systems, individually customised to meet specific requirements and customer demands. More than half cannot make a Caesar salad and 63 per cent are unable to conjure up a Greek salad. Few professions conjure up glamorous images like that of ambassadors. The effects of the rain conjure up the romantic yearning of the monsoon season, a theme that dominates Indic poetry. Readers will conjure up many a conjecture over who's who in this literary gallery. Mention the words 'spaghetti western' and 'Sergio Leone' together and your internal jukebox is likely to conjure up that famously haunting signature tune. No one gets named Larry anymore. It's had it as a name. Think of someone called Larry and you automatically conjure up a guy drinking beer in a sixties rec room. To get in the mood conjure up images from those 1930s Hollywood sirens who draped themselves slinkily across satincovered couches in romantic boudoirs. Health activists, nutrition nannies, medical paternalists, and just plain old quacks regularly conjure up menaces that are supposedly damaging the health of Americans. To the uninitiated and prejudiced this may conjure up images of kitsch Americana, rhinestone studded crimplene suits and a generally unappealing stereotype. The aroma of cistuses instantly conjures up the Mediterranean so if you have a great holiday somewhere growing a plant from your destination may conjure up happy memories. Director Jo Davies and her team conjure up an impeccable sense of comic nostalgia, with Victorian disappearing acts and some seriously frivolous costumery. Examples from Classical Literature It was believed that the initiated could conjure up the river horse by shaking a magic bridle over the pool wherein it dwelt. But the actors also dart skilfully between various characters at breakneck speed to conjure up a colourful story of a whole Scouse night out. They often speculated over his past, and tried to conjure up what his northland life had been. I try in vain to conjure up a panoramic view of the neighborhood. Listen as Sian Phillips and Robert Powell conjure up a host of quirky French characters, created by the writer Colette. For, coz, since all thoughts are things, you have but to think a pair of herrings, and then conjure up a pottle of milk wherewith to wash them down. It all seems fine and dandy in principal, but how many start-ups are able to conjure up shares to the tune of several thousand pounds at the very least? This unique cultural program combines dramatic storytelling, traditional music and painting to conjure up a revealing image of Baba Yaga, the wicked witch of Russia. Ariel is a whirlwind of African body art, the spirts who conjure up illusions are huge African totems and even the tempest takes on the form of a creature as a giant serpent. Perhaps some of my readers conjure up horrible visions of such a place. Find more words! 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