David

//ˈdeɪvɪd//

"David" in a Sentence (21 examples)

David has a keen interest in aesthetics — the qualities that make a painting, sculpture, musical composition, or poem pleasing to the eye, ear, or mind.

Mary, this is Joe's brother David.

Mike and David are always quarreling with each other over trifles.

David can speak French fluently.

David worked his way through college.

David is very active.

David has so many girlfriends that he can't remember all of their names.

David has never had a steady job. He has always lived by his wits.

David remained on the platform while the train was in sight.

I shopped around for my computer and ended up paying $200 less than David.

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David Copperfield. Dwight David Eisenhower. Michelangelo's David. None of these Davids would seem the same if their names were Dave. David, with its final "d", sounds finished and complete, whereas Dave just kind of hangs there in the air, indefinitely.

Well, don't think I'll settle for so little, Mr. Talbot. Or should I call you David? I think you look like a David, you know, righteous and clean living and all of that.

David Baszucki created it ten years ago along with his cofounder Erik Cassel, and it’s gradually snowballed in popularity, particularly among kids and teenagers.

Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg called on Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy Thursday to denounce Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has faced intense criticism this week over incendiary remarks she made in recent years as well as a viral video in which she harasses Hogg.

David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said, The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.

Some devout Christians are among the most fervent advocates of the death penalty, contradicting Jesus Christ and misinterpreting Holy Scriptures and numerous examples of mercy. We remember God’s forgiveness of Cain, who killed Abel, and the adulterer King David, who arranged the killing of Uriah, the husband of Bathsheba, his lover.

Coordinate term: Goliath

But the essential forces were the American immigrant, the American missionary, the Declaration of Independence, and the ox-team. Those were the champions of America. They were the Davids against the Goliaths of British monopoly.

Will Microsoft rule the alternative to the mass media, the Net? Or, as always before in history, will local Davids arise to challenge the global Goliaths?

In their quest for a villain, the media were assisted by politicians who wanted to avoid being put into the slot themselves. On the contrary, they wanted to be portrayed as the underdogs, the democratic Davids fighting the valiant but ultimately hopeless battle against the financial Goliaths.

Our strategy to engage eBay in a war of words had created a lot of media buzz within China. Positioning ourselves as a local David fighting the US Goliath, we intended to educate the market about e-commerce and attract people to Taobao to give consumer e-commerce a chance.

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