Sample sentences for MANIFEST - verbalworkout.com

2 meanings

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1 —as in:
manifest destiny

Definition

obvious; or to make obvious; or to show or demonstrate

Domestic violence doesn't always manifest as physical abuse.

manifest = show (make itself known)

Other Uses (with this meaning)

She withered under his manifest disapproval.

manifest = obvious

Her program has been a manifest failure. Everyone is trying to blame someone else for it.

manifest = obvious

The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication

manifest = demonstrate

The ghost manifests each year on the same day.

manifests = shows (it's presence)

Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.
Phillips Brooks
...it is often claimed that the power of the Holy Spirit is manifested more in some than it is in others.
Holy Spirit - Wikipedia -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Spirit (retrieved 05/20/06)
Our passions and dreams and goals are the outward manifestations of the love we feel inside.
Jim Stovall -- The Ultimate Gift

manifestations = demonstrations (things made obvious or shown)

(editor's note: The suffix "-tions", converts a verb into a plural noun that denotes results of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in actions, illustrations, and observations.)

every where I found the same manifestations of that cruel prejudice
Harriet Jacobs -- Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

manifestations = demonstrations (things made obvious from)

thy fault's thus manifested,
William Shakespeare -- Measure for Measure

manifested = made obvious or shown

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2 —as in:
ship's manifest

Definition

an official document listing contents being transported

The inspector asked to see the ship's manifest.

manifest = an official document listing contents being transported

Other Uses (with this meaning)

The guns were not on the ship's manifest.

manifest = an official document listing contents being transported

Isham objected, saying such chests had never been seen nor were they listed on the manifest.
Alexs Pate -- Amistad

manifest = a customs document listing contents being transported

I will be participating in a ceremony at Ellis Island, where I will receive copies of the ship manifest and the immigration documents that record the arrival in America of my mother,
Jay Allison, et al. -- This I Believe

manifest = a document listing contents and passengers being transported

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