Sentence examples for a deep streak of from inspiring English sources

DeMille, by contrast, had a deep streak of complacency.

It has a deep streak of camp; it's often very funny.

The prime minister has a deep streak of stubbornness and hates to lose face.

This Fort Worth-born singer and actress has a deep streak of true Texan grit.

The Richardsons point out that while racism is not unique to the Deep South, a deep streak of "us and them" exists.

Peel away the rascally stories and what's left is a devoted businessman and family man with a deep streak of determination.

The city's designers may have had their plans, but it is the deep streak of pragmatism or, better, expediency that runs through so much of life here that drives things.

One banker even referred to Mr. Reed, who has been known for his deep streak of Presbyterian rectitude since his days at Citicorp, as the Thomas à Beckett of Wall Street.

In having done so well at choosing the physical types, Mr. Hirschbiegel shows himself to have an inch-deep streak of cruelty and exquisite timing.

He is slick, insinuating, with a deep vulgar streak barely concealed by the charm of a confidence man.

There are parallels to "Salome": these three operas represent the enfant-terrible period of someone who had a deep conservative streak at heart.