a summerhouse on a height, or an open, roofed gallery in an upper story, built for giving a view of the scenery
a court in the Vatican, housing a collection of classical art
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The couple wandered down to the belvedere at the edge of the bluff to take in the vivid colors of the sunset.
From the belvedere in the treasury of the palace, where the Sultan used to gaze down upon his fleet, you can look across the mouth of the Golden Horn.
I forgot to note the name of the artist so I called the belvedere curator and she told me the name Hirschl, and the title.
The top of the dome was fashioned into a kind of belvedere, with a small circular gallery.
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Sunday, April 24, 2016
Omniscient Sample Sentences
having total knowledge; all-knowing
The novel opens with an omniscient narrator recalling memories of her twelfth birthday.
Melanie felt that it was important to know what every character was thinking, so she wrote her novel from an omniscient point of view.
He thinks he knows what is best for everybody, but as far I know he is not omniscient.
Without an omniscient narrator, the reader is intentionally left in the dark about the motivation of the antagonist until the very end of the story.
If the house had a brain, it would be omniscient because of all the cameras and communication devices in all the rooms.
If he were really as omniscient as he thinks he is, he would know that he needs to adopt a little humility.
Orwell’s disturbing novel, 1984, featured an omniscient government known as Big Brother who kept an eye on all the citizens of a dysfunctional country.
Unless you are omniscient, you can’t possibly predict what type of technology we’ll be relying on in twenty years.
She claims to have psychic abilities, but she never said she was omniscient.
If world leaders had the capability to be omniscient, there would probably be an end to all war.
If you were really omniscient, you wouldn’t have forgotten my birthday, and you would have brought me a sapphire necklace.
Deities are often thought of as omniscient, having the ability to see all things at once.
She got so many answers right, she must be omniscient.
He went to ask a question of the village elder, who was considered omniscient by his people.
The novel opens with an omniscient narrator recalling memories of her twelfth birthday.
Melanie felt that it was important to know what every character was thinking, so she wrote her novel from an omniscient point of view.
He thinks he knows what is best for everybody, but as far I know he is not omniscient.
Without an omniscient narrator, the reader is intentionally left in the dark about the motivation of the antagonist until the very end of the story.
If the house had a brain, it would be omniscient because of all the cameras and communication devices in all the rooms.
If he were really as omniscient as he thinks he is, he would know that he needs to adopt a little humility.
Orwell’s disturbing novel, 1984, featured an omniscient government known as Big Brother who kept an eye on all the citizens of a dysfunctional country.
Unless you are omniscient, you can’t possibly predict what type of technology we’ll be relying on in twenty years.
She claims to have psychic abilities, but she never said she was omniscient.
If world leaders had the capability to be omniscient, there would probably be an end to all war.
If you were really omniscient, you wouldn’t have forgotten my birthday, and you would have brought me a sapphire necklace.
Deities are often thought of as omniscient, having the ability to see all things at once.
She got so many answers right, she must be omniscient.
He went to ask a question of the village elder, who was considered omniscient by his people.
Monday, April 18, 2016
Unctuous Sample Sentences
Definition
1 a : fatty, oily
b : smooth and greasy in texture or appearance
2 : plastic
3 : insincerely smooth in speech and manner
Anna was thankful that the unctuous man who first greeted her at the modeling agency would not be the person she would be working with.
Find me a politician without an unctuous personality, and I’ll pay you a million bucks!
Nicky’s unctuous demeanor got on everyone’s nerves.
Turned off by the unctuous compliments, the woman turned down the man’s offer of a drink.
His unctuous hand gestures let everyone know he was upset about the encounter.
The head cheerleader made an unctuous effort to get the geeks to give her their prom queen votes.
Because she resembles a famous movie star, my friend receives unctuous attention when we go out to dinner.
His impression of the president was unctuous and poorly done.
When Janice walked into her party, she pretended to be surprised with an unctuous performance.
Harrison’s unctuous behavior made him seem as if he had spent every moment of his life in the theater.
Because she wanted to borrow his car, Sarah gave her father unctuous praise.
The skin is unctuous and of a deep-toned yellow colour.
I am was slightly annoyed by the unctuous waiter serving us dinner.
She looked as though she hadn't bathed in days, her hair was unkempt and unctuous.
The unctuous quality of the suntan lotion made it easier to spread.
The soap felt unctuous when it slipped from my hands.
He speaks in an unctuous tone.
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