Sentence examples for a curious act of from inspiring English sources

It does seem like a curious act of radical retro-chic.

It is a curious act of double-writing that Catton has achieved – that she could write more and more about a thing, only to have it matter less and less.

Author Lucy O'Brien declared that the book was a bold, harrowing exercise in frustration, and despite Madonna's attempt at invincibility, the book appeared as "a curious act of self-destruction".

He begins by noting what should be obvious: Given the centrality of freedom of expression "to an academic community, a university's suing a student for libel constitutes a curious act of self-abnegation, rather like the United Way taking a position against charitable giving, or the National Cattlemen's Beef Association urging that all Americans embrace a vegan diet".

The portal does collect some useful resources, but if anything it's yet another curious act of cognitive dissonance, this time from a DOJ intent on looking serious toward hate-motivated violence, even as it strips protections from vulnerable groups often targeted by violence — most notably transgender Americans, in recent days.

This was a curious bit of testimony.

What a curious bit of accounting.

It was a curious bit of "history".

I was struck by this curious act, its precarious refusal of convention.

For this curious act, Ellis is now to be awarded a one-off Malcolm Hardee "Pound of Flesh" Award.

The Theatre of Curious Acts by Cate Gardner is a small but beautiful package of mystery and wonder disguised as a novel.