Varied mythical figures have been conjured up as saviours of a people in decline or bondage. |
Sensing that his armies would be routed, Ethelred conjured up a scheme to prevent them from facing the enemy head on. |
From the opening notes of the Allegro vivace assai, the Berlin players conjured up Mozart in the best Viennese manner. |
Bonnaroo conjured images of hippies gathered in mass quantities, dancing and listening to their favorite jam bands. |
By the 1820s, though, the adjective also conjured nonathletic activities such as gambling, drinking, whoring, fire fighting, or simply loafing. |
As he readied himself to leave, his mind conjured up images of cities, strange new lands and exciting adventures. |