give one an idea
Example Sentences
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Those numerous pine forests, denoting quiet, and the wide, wide canopy of Heaven, unbroken by mountain or hill, give one an idea of vast extent and wild expanse.
From Through Finland in Carts by Mrs. (Ethel) Alec-Tweedie
This room has a vast arched roof, and a great many stalactites hang from the walls and roof in such a way as to give one an idea of Gothic architecture.
From Round-about Rambles in Lands of Fact and Fancy by Frank Richard Stockton
To give one an idea of the value of land in four or five of the principal provinces of the country, I must begin with the Queen Province, as it is called, viz.,
From Argentina from a British Point of View by Various
At present its broad avenues and streets give one an idea that it has made too much of itself.
From Through South Africa His Visit to Rhodesia, the Transvaal, Cape Colony, Natal by Henry M. (Henry Morton) Stanley
These Egyptian things give one an idea of inexpressible ungainliness.
From Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2 by Harriet Beecher Stowe
