give expression

Example Sentences

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It’s the living people of the land and their self-determination who give expression to a history in perpetual transition, waiting to be written, crafted, spoken and lived into existence in the here and now.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2024

“We need to have them on there, because it does give expression to the conflicts that are going on in our country.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2022

Flags were historically used to color or give expression to Canada’s political movements and sentiments, Mr. Bothwell said.

From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2022

Largely unaware of his craven manipulativeness and pervasive dishonesty, he finds it in others and uses them to give expression to an idea that he will not own.

From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2020

During this time of repose, however, the mind also ceases apparently its operations, merely, however, because it has no longer servants at its command, who are willing and able to give expression to its activity.

From Modern Magic by Vere, Maximilian Schele de