9 sentences with 'claimed'
Example sentences and phrases with the word claimed and other words derived from it.
• « Rudolf Bode claimed that the human body has its own rhythm and that this body rhythm is marked by a phase of tension (contraction) and a phase of relaxation. »
• « In his briefcase were 66 documents from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He claimed that he was only using the briefcase as a safe deposit box during the weekend trip. »
• « The great thinkers and artists of the Renaissance claimed to be moving away from the ignorance and darkness of the Middle Ages - which they also described as the "dark ages" - and back to the greatness of the Romans and Greeks. »
• « By 1900, almost anyone of European descent would have claimed to be part of a distinct and superior "race" whose global dominance was simply part of their collective birthright. »
• « Uruk priests predicted the future and explained the present in terms of the will of the gods, and claimed to be able to influence the gods through their rituals. »
• « They claimed all of Uruk's economic production and trade network because the city's patron god "owned" the city, justifying the priesthood's control. »
• « An important element of the power of the priesthood in Mesopotamian cities was the fact that the priests claimed to be able to calm and soothe the gods, to prevent them from sending another devastating flood, epidemic or plague of locusts. »
• « An important change in Egyptian belief is that the rulers of the Middle Kingdom still claimed to be, at least in part, divine, but they also emphasised their humanity. »