5 sentences with 'conviction'
Example sentences and phrases with the word conviction and other words derived from it.
• « Liberals shared the conviction that freedom in all its forms - freedom from the despotic rule of kings, from the obsolete privilege of nobles, from economic interference and religious intolerance, from occupational restrictions and limitations on speech and assembly - could only improve the quality of society and the well-being of its members. »
• « Gary Habermas, chairman of the philosophy department at a Virginia university, is, by conviction and habit, fond of praying. In the 1980s he kept track of the hundreds of people he prayed for, often without even knowing them. »
• « I, a lazy actor by conviction and by nature, decided to act and transform myself into a salamander and stood still for four months, with an expression of frozen surprise on my face. Only occasionally did I stick out my tongue to let them know I was alive. »
• « Bobbie could barely concentrate as the policeman explained that Deana had fallen from a lookout point in California's coastal region of Big Sur. Unable to believe her ears, Bobbie replied with cold conviction: -No. My daughter didn't fall. My daughter didn't fall. Who pushed her? »
• « One conviction united them: that the interest and pressure exerted by the West contributed to their liberation. »