Learn OVERTURE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
1. They began making overtures to the Irish government.
2. The curtain had not yet risen and the overture was being played.
3. Just then the last chords of the overture were heard and the conductor tapped with his stick.
4. Tom watched the little lady a great deal, before he ventured on any overtures towards acquaintanceship.
5. He resolved, therefore, to let things take their course without making any direct overture to the count.
Meanings and Examples of OVERTURE |