manus
Example Sentences
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In front of Canda’s grandeur, the cellist Robert Burkhart played Caroline Shaw’s flowing “in manus tuas” while the dancer Selina Hack artfully writhed.
From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2020
The exhibition, which often influences the fashions worn by the rich and famous who attend the gala, is titled, "manus x machina: fashion in an age of technology."
From US News ● Oct. 13, 2015
“In manus tuas, Domine!” he said, crossing himself as he passed over the threshold.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
Here, relief was gained for the Roman wives as well as for the husbands, by what we may call a clever escape from marriage under the right of the husband's manus.
From The Truth About Woman by Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)
At mention of this name the reader will call to mind the noble muleteer Trujano, whose firm voice he has heard intoning the De profundis and In manus while struggling against the inundation.
From The Tiger Hunter by Reid, Mayne
