6 sentences with 'observed'
Example sentences and phrases with the word observed and other words derived from it.
• « It's always a wonder," Abbott observed. No one spoke. Then the surgeon said, "Let Fred know he can go in now. »
• « Naturalist John Burroughs observed: "Mr. Ford's heart is bigger than his head. Now it is possible that he may try to hasten the coming of spring, to hasten the signing of the peace as well." »
• « The sages of antiquity observed that people relieved their health problems by instinctively massaging or tapping the areas that hurt and that if they were also pricked or pressed with sharp objects, the discomfort would disappear. Little by little and based on repeated practices, the acupuncture points were located and their use was specified. »
• « The idea of doing nothing was not only perfectly acceptable for children, but a precept to be observed on Sunday by young and old alike. »
• « The two armies camped and observed each other for a few days, and then the Persians sent some 10,000 of their troops in naval transports to attack Athens directly; this caused the leading Athenian general (named Miltiades) to gamble on attacking the remaining Persians, rather than rushing to Athens to defend it. »