Some children enjoy using an advent calendar to count the days before Christmas. From LearnThat.org.
The advent of the computer. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
(The word "advent" comes from the Latin word that means. From Wordnik.com. [www.markdroberts.com] Reference
Even in advent, we usually try and find time during the evening to light candles and sing a song or two. From Wordnik.com. [This is my tradition, tell me yours « Write Anything] Reference
As Jehovah's advent is glorious to His people, so it is terrible to His foes. burning coals -- Ps 18: 8 favors English Version. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
To await its advent is to adopt a policy of indefinite drift, and possibly lose an opportunity that may never be so favourable again. From Wordnik.com. [Imperial Organization] Reference
Along upper Broadway, his advent was a golden joy. From Wordnik.com. [The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation] Reference
His advent was the most fortunate thing that could have happened. From Wordnik.com. [Heart's Desire] Reference
Hence my advent was a surprise to most creatures in the water and out. From Wordnik.com. [The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton] Reference
I recall the advent of a new attendant -- a young man studying to become. From Wordnik.com. [A Mind That Found Itself An Autobiography] Reference
All this put together can be characterized as the advent of a new life in Cuba. From Wordnik.com. [CASTRO LAUDS SOVIET AID IN PRAVDA INTERVIEW] Reference
The evening congregation was scattering, so their advent was the more noticeable. From Wordnik.com. [The First Soprano] Reference
The sign of their advent is the expulsion of the liberals and of the refined of. From Wordnik.com. [The French Revolution - Volume 2] Reference
His advent is a day of happiness for the father, of still greater satisfaction for the young mother. From Wordnik.com. [A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life] Reference
John’s childhood is constantly referred to as the advent of his persona, Sorcerer. From Wordnik.com. [tim o’brien | in the lake of the woods « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground] Reference
Emiliano: Another big advent is the cell phone. From Wordnik.com. [Host] Reference
Where daring commerce spreads th 'advent'rous sail. From Wordnik.com. [The Philadelphia Magazines and their Contributors 1741-1850] Reference
"But to the welfare of the negroes his advent was a fatal stroke. From Wordnik.com. [Carl and the Cotton Gin] Reference
I recall the advent of a new attendant ” a young man studying to become a physician. From Wordnik.com. [A Mind That Found Itself]
It is believed that the 'advent' of the advent calendar happened at the start of the 19th century. From Wordnik.com. [Quazen] Reference
Whom the rich fpoils of cities overthrown Had proftrated to Ma rs, could well advife Th 'advent'rous lover boiV to gain the prize. From Wordnik.com. [The Works of Edmund Waller, Esq.: In Verse and Prose] Reference
The word "advent" derives from the Latin 'adventus,' meaning "arrival", and denotes a time of waiting for the arrival of Christmas. From Wordnik.com. [Stars and Stripes] Reference
It's called the advent conspiracy. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 25, 2008] Reference
The advent of Halcion seemed to solve that problem. From Wordnik.com. [Sweet Dreams Or Nightmare?] Reference
It led the way, in Germany, to the advent of Adolf Hitler. From Wordnik.com. [Fanfare For The Common Man] Reference
That's why the advent of the protease inhibitors was so epochal. From Wordnik.com. [Targeting A Deadly Scrap Of Genetic Code] Reference
The advent of e-commerce is, however inadvertently, endangering privacy. From Wordnik.com. [Losing Your Good Name Online] Reference
Entertainment, of course, existed before the advent of film and television. From Wordnik.com. [Must The Show Go On?] Reference
It emerged in the Middle East or Asia, not long before the advent of farming. From Wordnik.com. [One Man's Meat] Reference
His arrival coincided with the advent of Renault's top-selling Scenic minivan. From Wordnik.com. [Ghosn's Road To Nissan] Reference
From the advent of democracy in 1994, tensions over land have been at a slow boil. From Wordnik.com. [Land Grab] Reference
"But not since the advent of steroids have we seen so many record-smashing events.". From Wordnik.com. [Making a Splash] Reference
The Democrats are bitterly divided, between Beltway and Beyond, by the advent of Howard Dean. From Wordnik.com. [Less Rain In The Forecast] Reference
He told NEWSWEEK's Daniel McGinn how the advent of online movies will change the film industry. From Wordnik.com. [Download This] Reference
The optimistic interpretation is that we're merely witnessing the advent of a new, unfamiliar pattern of thrift. From Wordnik.com. ['Hell No, We Won't Save!'] Reference
With the advent of pay-per-view technology, McMahon seized another emerging medium and trampled another wrestling dictum. From Wordnik.com. [Why America's Hooked On Wrestling] Reference
Until the advent of cat cloning, of course, Shelby basically had only two options: Adopt another cat and fall in love again. From Wordnik.com. [American Beat: Just Cloning Around] Reference
Long term, some industry experts say that the advent of third-generation services in Europe will be pushed back to 2004 or even 2005. From Wordnik.com. [The Faulty Connection] Reference
Not much, according to British researchers who filmed young children -- ages 3 to 8 -- at play before and after the advent of television. From Wordnik.com. [Test Tube] Reference
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