Sentence examples for a certain twist from inspiring English sources

The prospect of Mrs. Obama riding to her husband's rescue has a certain twist to it: Will the president's no-nonsense wife, who never wanted to be in politics in the first place, save the day for him?

"I can look at the palms, for instance, and if I see a certain twist, I know they need water," he said, lifting a hose to some of the many trees that bear mangoes, avocados, apples, coconuts and cherries.

The bar has amazing spikes hanging above it, so everything they serve could be the last thing you ever eat or drink before a spike runs you through, which adds a certain twist to the whole thing.

With a certain twist of the wrist and some underhanded salesmanship, it is possible to make a lot of money from discarded MetroCards, the reusable electronic tickets that have pushed the New York City subway token into near-obsolescence.

In the case of this particular package, I think I managed to have all the elements push convention, and gave them a certain twist.

Unique, slightly Bowie-esque, his wry interpretation of the lyrics adds a certain twist to words that initially appear playful but evolve into messages with meaning and nuance.

When somebody is feeding and protecting you, and housing you, by definition, this will engender loyalties and a certain spin or a twist.

JackThreads has been on the forefront of ecommerce, offering wacky, cool clothes to online kids using a Gilt Groupe "exclusive sale model," although with a certain techno/urban twist.

For example, certain twist configurations on {1 1 w} planes, which correspond to symmetric [1 1 0] tilt boundaries, also have relatively high populations.

Being stuck feels safe, to a certain, vaguely twisted degree.

The curious flattening out of Burnside's world makes certain twists in the story seem arbitrary or convenient, but they are true to his aesthetic.