give the idea of
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“I fear this statue will only give the idea of entering or leaving a bath,” said Charles Bulfinch, the former architect of the Capitol.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 22, 2023
“It’s a way to infuse a dumb shooting game with a sense of importance, a way to give the idea of dealing with serious and complex issues while withdrawing from any controversial position or judgment.”
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 15, 2019
I thought I’d shoot the boat scenes many times to give the idea of seasickness, but I did one shoot.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2016
I think that she was equally attracted to me, that she was willing to give the idea of marriage, ludicrous, crazy as it was, a try, so long as I passed a test in the basics.
From Salon ● Nov. 11, 2012
I formed my plan there and then; borrowed Mainwaring’s Winchester—dashed bad shooting-gun it is too—and, with John Voss’s old elephant roer to give the idea of artillery, why—brought the whole thing off.
From Harley Greenoak's Charge by Bertram Mitford
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