Caution! The site can't guarantee, that text has age permission. The site is not recommended, if you are less than 18 years old.
The site shows example sentences for English words. How the word or phrase could be used in a sentence?
" ... Boycotting Gergiev won't do. For one, the idea of punishing an artist for his crass politics is silly; most people accept that artistic merit and nobility of character are two perfectly separate entities. Richard Wagner directed unpalatable words toward Jews in his diatribes, Richard Strauss was connected with the Nazis for some time and Shostakovich himself alternated between Soviet tool and quavering freedom fighter. Conductors Herbert von Karajan and Wilhelm Furtwängler stayed with the Third Reich, but their music and interpretations are among the best there ever were. They cannot and should not be shunned for politics' sake. Their flaws should be remembered, but they should not be the only lens through which we view their work. ... "