Editorial »

How to use the word pattern in a Sentence? Page #10

Sample usage from literary quotes and the newswire.

Filter by category:

439 results found

, } The woman, we all know, was Anita Hill. And I was there as her story unfolded. Twenty-seven years ago, on Yom Kippur eve, I testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee in my role as President of the Women's Legal Defense Fund, which became National Partnership for Women Families for Women Families. I was joined by wonderful colleagues, including Professor Patricia King of Georgetown University and Marcia Greenberger, co-president of the National Women's Law Center. At the time I testified that Judge Clarence Thomas appeared to lack a demonstrated commitment to equal justice. I stated that Judge Clarence Thomas record cast grave doubt on Judge Clarence Thomas commitment to affirm and support fundamental principles of equal employment opportunity, the constitutional protections against gender discrimination and reproductive freedom. Judge Clarence Thomas record had shown an extensive pattern of disregard of principles of fundamental importance to women and Women Families. The ugly double standard over Kavanaughs so-called youthRead MoreOf course, the parallels between then and now are unmistakable. Shortly after my testimony, Hill's story was leaked to the press, and Anita Hill was asked to testify before the Senate. What happened next continues to be one of the most disgraceful episodes in our country's modern history. Anita Hill came before the Senate and was greeted by an all-male panel, led by Republicans who sought to prosecute Anita Hill, while Democrats, at best, remained neutral fact-finders. This phony trial resulted in a gross imbalance of power and meant that no one defended Anita Hill and no one prosecuted Judge Clarence Thomas. What was on trial was not the fitness of Judge Clarence Thomas to be the next Supreme Court justice but instead Hill's moral character and reputation as a woman. Immediately after the hearing, it was branded as a.

Clarence Thomas

Found on CNN
5 years ago

I think what we have seen here is a pattern of delay. This seems to be a moving of the goalposts again, sen. Grassley has bent over backwards to offer every possible thing they want.

Carrie Severino

Found on CNN
5 years ago

These are very serious charges that reflect a pattern of lies and dishonesty, they are significant in their own right. They are particularly significant when done by a lawyer.

Robert Khuzami

Found on CNN
5 years ago

People are increasingly connecting the dots when they see these weather events happening across the United States, it's about the pattern -- if an extreme event happens once or twice, it's just a coincidence, but three, five, 12, 22 times, seeing record-setting events, seeing 1,000-year event after 1,000-year event happen frequently, people begin to see that larger pattern, that Nature Climate Change is actually affecting the weather today. And that's a new concept for many Americans.

Anthony Leiserowitz

Found on CNN
5 years ago

This is part of a pattern with this president of really doing everything he can to disgrace the office of the presidency by promoting his own private business interests.

Stephen Spaulding

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

This is the kind of forensic work done all the time in police investigations, even a crucified or hanging person should leave a distinct blood pattern on the cloth, which would be fascinating information to have.

Matteo Borrini

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

The markets had some time to digest the latest trade war developments and are poised to begin consolidating, it has become a pattern of reacting to each new development and hoping that trade strains ease in the next few months through negotiations.

Masahiro Ichikawa

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

It has become a pattern of reacting to each new development and hoping that trade strains ease in the next few months through negotiations.

Masahiro Ichikawa

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

The markets had some time to digest the latest trade war developments and are poised to begin consolidating. It has become a pattern of reacting to each new development and hoping that trade strains ease in the next few months through negotiations.

Masahiro Ichikawa

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

We see Mr. Wheeler as fitting a very typical pattern of behavior, he started off in the Senate, then went to a lobbying firm. Now he will be at a very high-ranking position at the EPA, where he will be in a position to make lots of decisions that could benefit his former clients. That's a disturbing pattern that I think is very common to natural resources management in general in the President Donald Trump administration.

Chris Saeger

Found on CNN
5 years ago

This whole pattern that supports heat is pretty much in place, and we’re just talking about some fluctuations, the temperature may come down a little, but the idea is if we can get rid of the humidity, it will feel better.

Richard Bann

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

The court's summary rulings today in a pair of redistricting cases from North Carolina seem to drive home that the justices are not in a hurry to reconsider claims of partisan gerrymandering after sidestepping two major cases earlier this term, but that they will continue to pay close attention to claims that district lines were drawn due to race-based considerations, of course, whether Justice( Anthony) Kennedy's successor will tip the scales in favor or against these claims more categorically remains to be seen, so today's decisions are perhaps best understood as putting things into a holding pattern.

Steve Vladeck

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Right now, trade developments are moving in a 'two-steps-forward-one-step-back' type of pattern, friday was a step back, but we continue to believe this is part of the administration's negotiation strategy to secure better trade terms.

Meghan Shue

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

I recommend you definitely slowly transition into your regular eating pattern, your stomach is going to be smaller, so you're not going to be able to eat as much right away. You want to slowly honor your hunger and fullness and eat smaller portions throughout the day.

Rahaf Al Bochi

Found on CNN
5 years ago

This pattern of misconduct is completely unacceptable, from Washington to California, citizens have begun calling out misuse of power wherever and whenever it happens. That’s why it’s time for Newsom to step down.

Amanda Renteria

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

It's pattern-building, a lot of really good spellers are really good at patterns.

Sameer Mishra

Found on CNN
5 years ago

I have to say, this is a little bit out of the blue, the North Korean pattern is to do provocations whether The North Korean pattern is tests of missiles or nukes, ask for negotiations then string us along for months and years.

Harry Kazianis

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Not using your phone late at night and having a regular pattern of sleeping is really important, but equally important is a pattern of exposing yourself to sunshine and daylight in the morning and doing activity in the morning or midday so you can actually sleep properly.

Daniel Smith

Found on CNN
5 years ago

What they're going to have is a mega database of how Americans smoke, then they'll be able to reprogram the current puffing delivery pattern of the iQOS to one that may be more reinforcing and with a higher addiction potential.

Gregory Connolly

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

What we are seeing repeatedly - and these nominations are part of a pattern - is the administration's attempts to radically re-shape our judiciary and remake the bench in the image of the far-right fringe of the Republican Party.

Richard Blumenthal

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Those things certainly have the market in a bit of a sideways pattern.

Michael Arone

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

My personal opinion is that, given the damning pattern of facts and corroboration laid out in the article, I do not believe it is possible for Eric Schneiderman to continue to serve as Attorney General, and for the good of the office, he should resign.

Andrew Cuomo

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

But it does fit a long-standing pattern in which proponents of war have engaged in extensive efforts to discredit and silence voices in favor of a diplomatic solution with Iran.

Triti Parsi

Found on CNN
5 years ago

This establishes a pattern now.

Ronan Farrow

Found on CNN
6 years ago

Discuss these sample sentences with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for pattern? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Word of the Day

    Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

    Please enter your email address:



    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Definitions.net

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
    A calcaneus
    B allogamy
    C fervidness
    D sapling