concrete illustration
Example Sentences
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He will here learn to choose the simple word instead of the complex, the short sentence instead of the involved, the concrete illustration instead of the abstract.
From Talks on Talking by Kleiser, Grenville
Let us take a concrete illustration of this.
From Determinism or Free-Will? by Cohen, Chapman
As a concrete illustration, consider the case of a body projected vertically upwards with great velocity from the surface of the earth.
From The Energy System of Matter A Deduction from Terrestrial Energy Phenomena by Weir, James
The theoretical weakness of an arrested offensive received a practical and concrete illustration to a degree that war had scarcely ever known.
From Some Principles of Maritime Strategy by Corbett, Julian S. (Julian Stafford)
I conclude this chapter with a concrete illustration, cut from my morning newspaper.
From The Book of Life by Sinclair, Upton
