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How to use the word captures in a Sentence?

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Life shines its brightest when we choose to live sunny side up, letting the radiance of positivity illuminate every step. Just as the lens captures my essence in this moment, may we all capture the joy that life offers, frame by frame.

– Christen Kuikoua

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4 months ago

There is no subjugation so perfect as that which keeps the appearance of freedom for in that way one captures volition itself.

– Jean-Jacques Rousseau

added by Normando
1 year ago

I believe that Donald Trump takes the GOP ticket down in flames if he captures the nomination. Not because Sen. Sanders and Gov. Dean say so, but because I believe his moment on center stage has passed, it is apparent to me that the Republican aspirants will gain more courage in attacking him the closer we get to primary season. Conversely, if Trump is not the nominee, there will be more Biden scrutiny. The Democrats will counter with a surprise legislative achievement that includes some GOP support.

– Jacques DeGraff

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

The special, stripped-down demo recording captures a 20-year-old Prince in a raw, intimate moment, and begins with the sound of the artist pressing the record button on a cassette tape recorder and picking up the acoustic guitar.

– The Prince

Found on CNN
4 years ago

It really captures the imagination, whether people are just interested in the architecture of the buildings or the physical process that the mineral has to go through.

– Mark Wills

Found on CNN
4 years ago

We want it to be in a destination city that captures the world's imagination.

– Chase Carey

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

We knew immediately, we wanted to hear more and invited both father and son to continue their conversation over a meal in a booth at Dennys, this video captures what were all about at Dennys our commitment to feed peoples bodies minds and souls by bringing people together over a great meal.

– John Dillon

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

Acosta acknowledges Trumps working-class base and captures the shock that reverberated with his upset win. But he fails to place the rage and resentment in the larger context of how America and the west reached this inflection point, acosta should address all this after he tacitly cops to acting like an advocate or editorialist, as opposed to simply reporting breaking news or calling balls and strikes. In his words : Neutrality for the sake of neutrality doesnt really serve us in the age of Trump.

– Lloyd Green

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

At its best drama delightfully informs.. This may be a paraphrase but I think it captures the essence of what he said; provided he did say it and I'm not imagining things.

– Kenneth Tynan

added by anonymous
4 years ago

The velocity that misinformation gets once something is out there and it is something which captures people's imagination, then it is shared like crazy, and it's that velocity that one needs to arrest, so that the least amount of people are affected.

– Pratik Sinha

Found on CNN
5 years ago

If you think about Hawaii, which has a very multiethnic population, I'd say that the report accurately captures the degree to which people of various different ethnic origins are participating in the economy, that suggests inclusivity.

– Camille Busette

Found on CNN
5 years ago

She’s absolutely the sweetest, funniest, inspirational baby I’ve ever laid eyes on, she automatically captures your heart and you can see the determination in her. She’s so bubbly and even when she’s in pain, she’s constantly smiling and never lets anything keep her down.

– Destini Jackson

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

The Brexit vote, swung to Leave by the immigration debate, is a powerful rejection of the status quo by the electorate, orban captures that zeitgeist better than most.

– Charles Robertson

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

I had an uncanny feeling when I first saw them, i decided to work on 'Tokyo Parrots,' a project that captures a surreal and extraordinary urban landscape.

– Yoshinori Mizutani

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The Olympics captures the imagination of the sporting public in America. If rugby can position itself and we can do well as an Olympic sport, then all of a sudden it will hit the eyes of so many more Americans.

– Mike Friday

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The big thing in America is, if you can't be an NFL player, an NBA play or a baseball player, (but) you can be an Olympian, then that's the next best thing, the Olympics captures the imagination of the sporting public in America. If rugby can position itself and we can do well as an Olympic sport, then all of a sudden it will hit the eyes of so many more Americans.

– Mike Friday

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I try to understand what her way of looking at reality is. I try to capture what she captures, the worlds I see around Monia would not exist without her. They recount her personality. That is why I try to depict the visual space that surrounds her, even through an obscured, unclear view.

– Giovanni Cocco

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Lighter-than-air seems to be a category of aircraft that captures people's imaginations, it's peaceful; it's slow; it's a wonderful experience. Will there be an airship renaissance? Anything is possible, but I wouldn't predict that.

– Goodyear Vice President Pierre Jambon

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The Confederate flag causes a lot of people angst and they are not able to see beyond that, i think the people of South Carolina should sit down and have an intelligent discussion about what can they use that captures their heritage, captures the heritage of America and allows them to coexist in peace.

– Ben Carson

Found on CNN
8 years ago

It was very much like entering into a magical wonderland. It's a childlike wondrous experience, which completely absorbs one's attention and captures one's imagination.

– Jo Malcomson

Found on CNN
8 years ago

It sounds like, in some ways, a wild, crazy life but when he captures it for his book it becomes really interesting and a revealing study of a person dealing with his past, and his emotions and relationships, for me, what is most interesting is the examination of self, in life and in art.

– James Franco

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The beauty of a budding rosebud or a magnificent oak tree captures our attention and can provide peaceful diversion from our otherwise busy, stressful and fast-paced lives, if we're feeling down and unmotivated, a simple 10-minute walk outside may be just what we need to elevate our mood and catch a second wind for the work we have remaining in the day.

– Timothy Bono

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Clinton's statement captures her precarious diplomatic position, when an American is arrested overseas, and his rights have been violated in some way, the U.S. will have little diplomatic capital to negotiate with after executing a foreigner in blatant violation of international law.

– Humberto Leal

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

There is something about this song that captures the era of that period and there is a kind of innocence to it, a loss of innocence in America.

– Francis Wahlgren

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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