| 1. | She is of medium height, and the form is perfect in its symmetry and faultless proportions. - from Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E.M. Berens |
| 2. | "Admirable What symmetry Observe that crescent and those diamonds--their neatness rejoices the eye. - from The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie |
| 3. | The founder of the City of the Saints could not escape from the taste for symmetry which distinguishes the Anglo-Saxons. - from Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne |
| 4. | Both are massive enough in all conscience but there is a certain mathematical symmetry in the Sperm Whale's which the Right Whale's sadly lacks. - from Moby Dick; or The Whale by Herman Melville |
| 5. | But when we come to the figures this symmetry has been varied everywhere. - from The Practice and Science Of Drawing by Harold Speed |
| 6. | It is because symmetry is ennui, and ennui is at the very foundation of grief. - from Les Miserables by Victor Hugo |
| 7. | This cemetery, with its peculiarities outside the regulations, embarrassed the symmetry of the administration. - from Les Miserables by Victor Hugo |
| 8. | This inclined plane was suppressed later on, for the sake of symmetry horses may die of thirst, but the eye is gratified. - from Les Miserables by Victor Hugo |
| 9. | A high finish is always attempted, no tool marks nor any individuality of the craftsman is allowed to mar the perfect symmetry of the whole. - from The Practice and Science Of Drawing by Harold Speed |