concrete illustration
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
A concrete illustration of the impracticability of scientific forestry under existing conditions is afforded by the experimental forest in Franklin County established under an act of 1898.
From Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 by United States. National Conservation Congress
She paused, seeking a concrete illustration that would touch me.
From The Inheritors by Conrad, Joseph
A concrete illustration to clear up a troublesome question, an appropriate incident to hit off some general truth, a happy phrase to crystallize a thought—all these things are born only of adequate preparation.
From Principles of Teaching by Bennion, Adam S.
Landers saw further: not a single man, but a type; the concrete illustration of a vague ideal he had long known.
From A Breath of Prairie and other stories by Marchand, J. N.
As a concrete illustration of the above statement, I want to point to a young man, intelligent, enterprising, industrious, and a graduate of the best known agricultural college poultry course in the country.
From The Dollar Hen by Hastings, Milo M. (Milo Milton)
