Evince

The craving for "the return of day," which the sick so constantly evince, is generally nothing but the desire for light, the remembrance of the relief which a variety of objects before the eye affords to the harassed sick mind. ❋ Unknown (1860)

How many, who are called Christians, do by these sin evince that they are still under the reign and dominion of sin, still in the condition that they were born in. ❋ Unknown (1721)

His writings in general play, not printed, called evince a sound understanding, a Gay (f Warwicke. ❋ Unknown (1782)

a disposition to steady industry be encouraged to cultivate the ground: let such as evince any aptitude for mechanics be taught some handicraft, and congregated in villages, wherever favourable situations can be found -- and there is no want of them. ❋ John M'lean (N/A)

Instead, it is a more general phenomenon as many Americans, including many whites whose ancestors immigrated several generations ago, evince a connection between their sense of ethnic identity and various manifestations of their religiosity. ❋ Robert D. Putnam (2010)

I go through all the standard exercises to calm myself and evince sympathy for the objects of my wrath: I try to put myself in their shoes; I tell myself they probably have troubles—personal, professional, emotional, health-related—that I can't even begin to fathom and that I've been lucky enough to avoid. ❋ Ralph Gardner Jr. (2011)

The pride such an event will evince in some quarters -- though, admittedly, not in others -- should not be underestimated. ❋ Robert Eisenman (2011)

The have/have-not dichotomy implied by our word "charity" is unfailingly described this way, while the women nod knowingly, and the men evince a glum resignation. ❋ Kate Braestrup (2011)

And, obviously, they want to make it clear that they feel that they deserve credit for having these important feelings about morality, despite the fact that they are too terrified to evince these principles in the "news pages" of a "newspaper" that's best known for publishing "pages of news." ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

The mutual fund assets are expected to evince interest from a number of fund houses, including Goldman Sachs Asset Management Co., it said, citing the person. ❋ Khushita Vasant (2012)

Let's not get too general when talking about chapulines, as they are pretty much unheard of in northern México and evince about the same response in norteños as they do in the majority of gringos. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But they don't evince the same weariness and exhaustion as many Rabbis, sustained as they are with colossal bonuses that make them feel appreciated. ❋ Rabbi Shmuley Boteach (2011)

He has sharply escalated his profile in recent weeks, however, by invoking India's Gandhian tradition of fasting to evince political change. ❋ Unknown (2011)