corollaryin a sentence
-
•
He loved her and by corollary the children she loved.corollary = something that follows from something else -- such as a logical consequence
-
•
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine prevented European interventions in the Caribbean.corollary = something that followed from something else
-
•
McCandless's apparent sexual innocence, however, is a corollary of a personality type that our culture purports to admire, at least in the case of its more famous adherents. (source)corollary = something that followed logically from something else
Show 3 more sentences
-
•
Whenever I read a new work, I spin the mental Rolodex looking for correspondences and corollaries—where have I seen his face, don't I know that theme? (source)corollaries = something that follow from other things
-
•
But this is only a corollary consideration.† (source)corollary = something that follows from something else -- such as a logical consequence
-
•
"We'll get them fixed right away," her mother said, and that began what was a very strange night, during which Mae's parents agreed readily with all of Mae's arguments about transparency, nodded their heads vigorously when she talked about the necessity for everyone to be on board, the corollary to vaccines, how they only worked with full participation.† (source)
▲ show less (of above)
Show 10 more with 2 word variations
-
•
Now that I have recalled this episode of the dismissing of the Jewish employees, I am reminded of what could, I suppose, be called a curious corollary to that whole affair: namely, the arrival of the housemaid called Lisa.† (source)corollary = something that follows from something else -- such as a logical consequence
-
•
I know the three laws and the fourteen corollaries.† (source)corollaries = something that follow from other things -- such as a logical consequence
-
•
The high rate of turnover had the corollary benefit of keeping to a minimum the number of individuals who understood the building's secrets.† (source)corollary = something that follows from something else -- such as a logical consequence
-
•
For us, such struggles—for sunglasses, long trousers, study privileges, equalized food—were corollaries to the struggle we waged outside prison.† (source)corollaries = something that follow from other things -- such as a logical consequence
-
•
The contrived turf war that a sixteen-year-old African American used to rationalize the shooting of an African refugee was a make-believe corollary of the more realistic competition over limited resources—housing, jobs, government aid—that fueled identity-based hostility in Clarkston among adults.† (source)corollary = something that follows from something else -- such as a logical consequence
-
•
I had the strong impression that he had long been asking himself that question and all its corollaries.† (source)corollaries = something that follow from other things -- such as a logical consequence
-
•
He knew, for example, that it was called paramnesia, and he was interested as well in such corollary optical phenomena as jamais vu, never seen, and presque vu, almost seen.† (source)corollary = something that follows from something else -- such as a logical consequence
-
•
It teaches us a lesson of humility, by impressing us with the imperfection of human powers, and by warning us of the many weak points where we are open to the attack of the great enemy of our race; it proves to us that we are in danger of being weak, when our vanity would fain soothe us into the belief that we arc most strong; it forcibly points out to us the vainglory of intellect, and shows us the vast difference between a saving faith and the corollaries of a philosophical theology; and it teaches us to reduce our self-examination to the test of good works.† (source)corollaries = something that follow from other things -- such as a logical consequence
-
•
And he believed the obvious corollary: The greater a man's fear, the greater his potential courage.† (source)corollary = something that follows from something else -- such as a logical consequence
-
•
The wondrous power of flattery in passados at woman is a perception so universal as to be remarked upon by many people almost as automatically as they repeat a proverb, or say that they are Christians and the like, without thinking much of the enormous corollaries which spring from the proposition.† (source)corollaries = something that follow from other things -- such as a logical consequence
▲ show less (of above)