Definition:
1 : playing lightly on or over a surface
2 : softly bright or radiant
3 : marked by lightness or brilliance especially of expression
"It's an early May morning and the air is cool and still and filled with lambent light."
Clarke sent him a curious keen glance of intense and almost lambent inquiry, but he did not notice it.
She glanced at him with all the sweetness and tenderness of her great love lambent in her wistful sea-blue eyes.
Friday, November 18, 2016
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Commutation Example Sentences
Definition:
law : a change of a punishment to a less severe one
: exchange, trade
: replacement; specifically : a substitution of one form of payment or charge for another
: a change of a legal penalty or punishment to a lesser one
He appealed for a commutation of his death sentence to life imprisonment.
This board may allow commutation or diminution of sentence for good behaviour, meritorious services or exemplary conduct.
I was foolish enough to leave my commutation ticket at home.
The prisoner is expected to be executed within days, now that his request for commutation has been refused.
law : a change of a punishment to a less severe one
: exchange, trade
: replacement; specifically : a substitution of one form of payment or charge for another
: a change of a legal penalty or punishment to a lesser one
He appealed for a commutation of his death sentence to life imprisonment.
This board may allow commutation or diminution of sentence for good behaviour, meritorious services or exemplary conduct.
I was foolish enough to leave my commutation ticket at home.
The prisoner is expected to be executed within days, now that his request for commutation has been refused.
Saturday, November 5, 2016
Cavalcade Example Sentences
Definition
1 a : a procession of riders or carriages
b : a procession of vehicles or ships
2 : a dramatic sequence or procession : series
He felt it not only from the sound of the hoofs of the approaching cavalcade, but because as he drew near everything grew brighter, more joyful, more significant, and more festive around him.
The president’s cavalcade included several sports utility vehicles, six police cars, and a police motorcycle unit.
When the celebrity pulled up at the hotel, he was part of a cavalcade of luxury vehicles.
The parade will be brought to a close by a group of veterans driving a cavalcade of antique vehicles.
When the cavalcade of tanks rolled into the city, it was followed by soldiers who were eager to end the war.
Citizens lined the streets to see the prince’s cavalcade on his wedding day.
We saw cavalcade of cars on the street yesterday.
Ferguson and Kennedy leaned over and saw an immense cavalcade.
He was still watching the approaching cavalcade intently, and smiling to himself.
The cavalcade arrived at the hotel.
1 a : a procession of riders or carriages
b : a procession of vehicles or ships
2 : a dramatic sequence or procession : series
He felt it not only from the sound of the hoofs of the approaching cavalcade, but because as he drew near everything grew brighter, more joyful, more significant, and more festive around him.
The president’s cavalcade included several sports utility vehicles, six police cars, and a police motorcycle unit.
When the celebrity pulled up at the hotel, he was part of a cavalcade of luxury vehicles.
The parade will be brought to a close by a group of veterans driving a cavalcade of antique vehicles.
When the cavalcade of tanks rolled into the city, it was followed by soldiers who were eager to end the war.
Citizens lined the streets to see the prince’s cavalcade on his wedding day.
We saw cavalcade of cars on the street yesterday.
Ferguson and Kennedy leaned over and saw an immense cavalcade.
He was still watching the approaching cavalcade intently, and smiling to himself.
The cavalcade arrived at the hotel.
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