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
Once she whispered my name and faintly pressed my hand; then her lips moved again and I heard the dread sound of the solemn prayer, faltered out in a broken whisper, “In manus Tuas, Domine!”
From Mr. Marx's Secret by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
In effect, at that moment the voice of a man was heard above the rush of the water, crying out in measured accents— “In manus tuas, Domine! commendo animam meam!”
From The Tiger Hunter by Mayne Reid
