manus
Example Sentences
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In front of Canda’s grandeur, the cellist Robert Burkhart played Caroline Shaw’s flowing “in manus tuas” while the dancer Selina Hack artfully writhed.
From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2020
The exhibition, which often influences the fashions worn by the rich and famous who attend the gala, is titled, "manus x machina: fashion in an age of technology."
From US News ● Oct. 13, 2015
“In manus tuas, Domine!” he said, crossing himself as he passed over the threshold.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
Upon this the witty lawyer immediately wrote the following lines as a motto for the portrait: Nulla hic Pascasio manus est: Lex Cincia quippe Causidicos nulla sanxit habere manus.
From An Essay on Professional Ethics Second Edition by Sharswood, George
The passages quoted in the last paragraph refer to "free marriage" after the manus idea had been lost.
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham
