Dabbled Sentence Examples

Eusebius was not the first who dabbled in such speculations.

The fourth book is dedicated to Particulo, who seems to have dabbled in literature.

Nor had he any taste for rule; his days were spent in the society of musicians, buffoons and poets, and he himself dabbled in verse-making of a mystic tendency.

In his later years he dabbled in literature and the drama, and interested himself in arboriculture in his retirement at Henley-on-Thames.

Besides philosophical studies, where he now added Aristotle to Plato, he read Homer and the Greek tragedians, made extracts from books, attended lectures on physiology, and dabbled in other sciences.

Among the Yugosla y s the students had always dabbled unduly in politics, and this tend-.

Up till his thirtieth year he dabbled in verse, but he had little ear for metrical music, and he lacked the spiritual impulsiveness of the true poet.

John starved to death the wife and son of William de Braose, the first baron, who took arms against him, and hanged in a row twenty-eight young boys, hostages for the fidelity of their fathers, Welsh princes who had dabbled in treason.

For the first few weeks of learning music he dabbled with playing mouth organ, bagpipes and concertina, before learning button accordion.

I'm interested in theories of musical analysis as well, and have even dabbled in Mozart studies.

Once this parish had a laird who dabbled in cannibalism.

As a Rosicrucian Wollner dabbled in alchemy and other mystic arts, but he also affected to be zealous for Christian orthodoxy, imperilled by Frederick II.'s patronage of "enlightenment," and a few months before Frederick's death wrote to his friend the Rosicrucian Johann Rudolph von Bischoffswerder (1741-1803) that his highest ambition was to be placed at the head of the religious department of the state "as an unworthy instrument in the hand of Ormesus" (the prince of Prussia's Rosicrucian name) "for the purpose of saving millions of souls from perdition and bringing back the whole country to the faith of Jesus Christ."

A self-proclaimed wild child, Winfrey dabbled in drugs and became promiscuous.

Michael has dabbled in acting, making several appearances as himself in various movies and television shows.

He's also dabbled in acting and founded his own record label, US Records.

In addition to his musical career, Lachey has also dabbled in acting.

Born in 1973, Harris has even dabbled in performing as a magician.

He also dabbled in performance at local comedy clubs, and ended up deciding to pursue a career as a professional actor.

She's dabbled in theater, having acted in Broadway's The Twilight of the Golds.

She has since dabbled in a variety of media, including forming a band with her brother Cory, writing a book, and appearing in a couple of reality television shows.

This eclectic and multi-talented musician, actress, songwriter and dancer is typically associated with the bossa nova genre, but Bebel Gilberto has also dabbled in jazz, dance and experimental music in her career.

They first dabbled in shoes and became such a hit, they haven't stopped giving other brand names a run for their money.

While other companies, like Motorola and Samsung, also dabbled in the world of Windows Mobile, many of the most popular handsets to use this platform were indeed made by HTC.

If you have dabbled in the world of see-through and peekaboo options, then this bikini design is definitely for you.

If you've already dabbled in watercolors or acrylic painting, it's time to expand your horizons and learn a few basic oil painting techniques.

During his school years, he dabbled in music off and on playing for a local band called Soil, but his real focus at this time was making films about surfing.

Mayer also has become known for his sense of humor and has dabbled in stand-up comedy, including one VH1 special.

Her father dabbled in music a bit, playing the guitar and singing songs to his daughter.

Roshumba Williams is a successful fashion model, who has also dabbled in acting and writing.

In addition to her music career, Chanel has dabbled in modeling and fashion design.

As industries have dabbled in social media, some of the most successful have realized that putting a face behind the brand messages gives a more personal touch to the campaign.

I have dabbled in some web design but need more education to actually be able to produce anything.

Her husband died soon after; and calling herself the Princesse Marie de Solms, she spent her time in various fashionable places and dabbled in literature, Eugene Sue and Francois Ponsard being prominent in her court of admirers.

His father, a Lutheran clergyman at Leonberg, dabbled in spiritualism, and was deprived of his living in 1771.

He put them down with ease; the one was imprisoned for life, the other driven into exile, while Waltheof, the last of the English earls, who had dabbled in a hesitating way in this plot, was executed.

Apparently he dabbled in treason; it is at any rate certain that in 1501 King Henry executed some, and imprisoned others, of his relatives and retainers.