Example sentences for: elgin

How can you use “elgin” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The walls of the interior were removed during the Byzantine era, and the north corner (column and pediment) was removed by Elgin and taken to London with the “Elgin marbles.”

  • The Guardian of London fronted a report Monday that British Prime Minister Tony Blair has "categorically ruled" that the 2,500-year-old sculptures from the frieze of the Parthenon in Athens--known in Britain as the "Elgin Marbles"--should not be returned to Greece.

  • If you want to attend a debate, the tourist office (National Arts Centre, 53 Elgin Street at Confederation Square) will advise you on how to get a permit.

  • When Great Britain next comes under criticism for having absconded with the Elgin Marbles from the Acropolis, we should expect their prominent display in the British Museum to be brought up as part of a value-added defense.

  • ' Another entry under L is Laadan , a language constructed by linguist Suzette Hayden Elgin and first used in her science fiction novel Native Tongue , a language which is designed to contain many “woman function” words not included in English.


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