palmary

Example Sentences

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Our body itself is the palmary instance of the ambiguous.

From Essays in Radical Empiricism by James, William

Yet this is what M. Bergson does in his whole defence of metaphysical vitalism, and especially in the instance of the evolution of eyes by two different methods, which is his palmary argument.

From Winds Of Doctrine Studies in Contemporary Opinion by Santayana, George

The Progress of Philosophy or of Wisdom is a palmary instance of progress achieved out of the internal resources of that which progresses.

From Progress and History by Marvin, Francis Sydney

Each of the palmary sites of which we have spoken has rendered up examples of early Greek temples.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various

Swedenborg's case is of course the palmary one of audita et visa, serving as a basis of religious revelation.

From Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature by James, William