A thought may be very commendable as a thought, but I value it chiefly as a window through which I can obtain insight on the thinker. From LearnThat.org. [Alexander Smith (1830-1867).]
Adverb : He phoned chiefly to let us know he was feeling better. ,This dish consists chiefly of noodles. From Dictionary.com.
Adjective : his chiefly responsibilities. From Dictionary.com.
'Translations chiefly from the Greek Anthology, with Tales and. From Wordnik.com. [Byron's Poetical Works, Volume 1] Reference
But it chiefly is a weapon against innovation, against new ideas, any ideas. From Wordnik.com. [Caught in the Crossfire: Adrian Scott and the Politics of Americanism in 1940s Hollywood] Reference
The quotation is chiefly from the Septuagint version, used in the synagogues. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
Our knowledge of oldest Arab verse is drawn chiefly from the Katáb al-Aghání. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
E.ited chiefly from the German of Dr.K. Stammer, Dr.F. E.sner, and E. Schubert. From Wordnik.com. [Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught] Reference
He served in the council and the field, but he left a name chiefly as a magistrate. From Wordnik.com. [Nathaniel Hawthorne] Reference
The harm undoubtedly came chiefly from the mere superabundance of his energy and activity. From Wordnik.com. [Maria Edgeworth] Reference
So far as we have been studying character defects arising chiefly from a too dominant personality. From Wordnik.com. [Human Relations and You] Reference
As to critiquing stories, remember that what you are doing, chiefly, is responding to a story as a reader. From Wordnik.com. [28 feet from bumper to bumper] Reference
What the Speaker wants from the Clerk chiefly is the benefit of his experience-so much longer than his own. From Wordnik.com. [Forty Years in the British House of Commons] Reference
In the main they come from immigrant backgrounds, chiefly from the Irish diaspora of the past two centuries. From Wordnik.com. [SpikeMagazine.com] Reference
The calls chiefly concerned Hamilton complaining about her neighbors, or the neighbors complaining about Hamilton. From Wordnik.com. [Aspen Times - Top Stories] Reference
Other notable defects there are too in this building, proceeding chiefly from the Italian misconception of Gothic style. From Wordnik.com. [Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts] Reference
It came chiefly from the Southern and Middle States, and represented districts in which there was little capital or trade. From Wordnik.com. [Formation of the Union, 1750-1829] Reference
Strabo (died 849), had some knowledge of Greek and made extracts chiefly from the Latin Fathers and from the writings of his master. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI] Reference
The college, founded by the gratuitous charities of Spaniards, chiefly from the province of Biscay, is a truly splendid institution. From Wordnik.com. [Life in Mexico, During a Residence of Two Years in That Country] Reference
Edited chiefly from the German of Drs. Winckler, Elsner, Heintze. From Wordnik.com. [Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught] Reference
Edited chiefly from the German of Drs. Winckler, Eisner, Heintze. From Wordnik.com. [Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught] Reference
I name chiefly high Anglo-Indians and their various. From Wordnik.com. [Memoir and Letters of Francis W. Newman] Reference
They are so called chiefly because they work in tinned iron. From Wordnik.com. [Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe] Reference
But what I recall chiefly was his confession that he had never read Othello to an end. From Wordnik.com. [Memories and Portraits] Reference
Oxford; and on their sword chiefly, during the campaign, were these to depend for subsistence. From Wordnik.com. [The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell] Reference
Now that which calls chiefly for praise in a virtuous act, is the virtue of which it is the act. From Wordnik.com. [Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province] Reference
Meantime the public, impressed by the dangers to be feared from the Zeppelin, called chiefly for defence. From Wordnik.com. [The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force] Reference
It was lighted – chiefly, that is, for a few ordinary lamps helped out the illumination – by lanterns made of hollowed pumpkins. From Wordnik.com. [Our Little Canadian Cousin] Reference
Music-lovers in the US, Europe and especially Britain will recall her chiefly as a concert singer, although she made forays into opera. From Wordnik.com. [Music news, reviews, comment and features | guardian.co.uk] Reference
What distressed her chiefly was the incongruity between his personality and the sordid drama in which she was inviting him to take part. From Wordnik.com. [The Street Called Straight] Reference
The word chiefly used in the New. From Wordnik.com. [The Divine Right of Church Government by Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London] Reference
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