Young people are not satisfied with handed-down beliefs. From Wordnik.com. [TEXAS FAITH: Why are millennials dropping out? | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com] Reference
He pulled off the ragged handed-down nightshirt and stretched. From Wordnik.com. [The White Order]
They're handed-down treasure, honed for decades and generations. From Wordnik.com. [Books: Jon Scieszka] Reference
Only the most religious believe that there are divinely handed-down moral absolutes. From Wordnik.com. [Too Much Too Soon - Fear and Loathing in Sex Education] Reference
They sound like part of the handed-down wisdom of our society and self-evident truth. From Wordnik.com. [1% now owns 40%] Reference
Contador began riding a handed-down bike from his elder brother Francisco at the age of 15. From Wordnik.com. [Alberto Contador is employing stealth to join the Tour de France elite] Reference
Some of them, it's best not to do in a holey pair of trousers and a handed-down jumper either. From Wordnik.com. [Writing wear: the writer's wardrobe] Reference
However, Judge Wilfred Thring, in a handed-down written judgement, ruled against the defendants. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
One of these sort of handed-down, Little Red Bookish thoughts was: "Thou Shalt Not Go to America.". From Wordnik.com. [Bono On Bono]
For yesterday's town Ragamuffin parade, Miss M. wore a Scooby Doo costume handed-down by a neighbor. From Wordnik.com. [The Dog Costume] Reference
We seem to prefer handed-down diamonds with meaning to buying new ones in the hopes of creating meaning. From Wordnik.com. [Defined By What We Don't Have Anymore] Reference
Using a bit of wisdom here, are we prioritizing handed-down holiday tradition over our own children's well-being?. From Wordnik.com. [Separation of Christmas and Jesus?] Reference
Susie's interest in cooking started as a child while watching her mother, who often referred to handed-down family recipes. From Wordnik.com. [Dynamic women of Acapulco] Reference
Police in Waldboro, Maine, have seized a severed hand that had apparently been, er, handed-down over fifty to eighty years. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
My handed-down squash casserole recipe is almost exactly your mom's except we cook the onions with the squash and don't add carrots. From Wordnik.com. [Tex-Mex squash casserole | Homesick Texan] Reference
In my reading, his bigotry comes from a conflict between handed-down racism and an impulse toward love -- of a sort -- toward a black woman. From Wordnik.com. [The Elegant Variation:] Reference
This is a story that feels utterly seamless to me, and so true it might as well have been one of those handed-down affairs from our Jungian past. From Wordnik.com. [Snippets and Unofficial Mentors] Reference
Everything you know about the 2nd World War you learned from the accounts of those who lived through it or from handed-down historical narratives. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-06-01] Reference
And then, thinking of this, I wonder … I begin to wonder what my Little Bird will take in her own life from these handed-down patterns and rhythms. From Wordnik.com. [Journaling: Some Random Thoughts on Writing and… « Looking for Roots] Reference
"These are traditional, handed-down recipes," Pagos said. From Wordnik.com. [azcentral.com | news] Reference
Did this become a handed-down story or is it largely forgotten?. From Wordnik.com. [Army Rumour Service] Reference
Claudine Young: Try this family's handed-down cornbread dressing. From Wordnik.com. Reference
They knew their schools were getting the beaten and handed-down textbooks. From Wordnik.com. [Kansas City Star: Front Page] Reference
El Camino Super Cocina Mexicana features solid fare based on handed-down recipes. From Wordnik.com. [Fore, right!] Reference
"I don't believe in these handed-down fortunes -- money tied up for generations.". From Wordnik.com. [Across the Mesa] Reference
Marty grew up and out of the house, and his handed-down winter wear was no longer my worries. From Wordnik.com. [Glenwood Springs Post Independent - Top Stories] Reference
Rodriguez doesn't glean all his notions from such far-flung sources-some are simply handed-down advice. From Wordnik.com. [Latest stories] Reference
Classic, traditional, handed-down stories that have been compiled into this one volume and coupled with beautiful illustrations. From Wordnik.com. [Holy Experience] Reference
Their bright star shone out in the skies of ancient glory, and the handed-down memories of all the ages are the proof of what I say. From Wordnik.com. [Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá] Reference
The manufacture of marmalade is a ritual, with a surprising number of people sticking to a closely guarded, handed-down family recipe. From Wordnik.com. [Latest news, breaking news, current news, UK news, world news, celebrity news, politics news] Reference
O Brother Where Art Thou Americana and their parents 'handed-down Crosby, Stills. From Wordnik.com. [Express Milwaukee] Reference
Don't accept handed-down wisdom uncritically. From Wordnik.com. [SETI Institute: Life at the SETI Institute: Ignacio Mosqueira -- Worlds in the Making] Reference
This is the handed-down wisdom of the immigrant. From Wordnik.com. [it's the staying gone that will kill you] Reference
No longer would a handed-down. From Wordnik.com. [Personal finance and money news, analysis and comment | guardian.co.uk] Reference
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