Sentence examples for a delicate half from inspiring English sources

When the beast's womb was cut open to reveal a delicate, half formed deer fetus it was hard to ignore the brief sharp tingle of grief that jumped up my spine.

In the second Roddick broke in the fifth thanks to two great forehand shots down the line and a delicate half-volley.

In the 55th minute, Michael Bradley lofted a pass to the top of Bosnia's penalty area, where Altidore hit a delicate half-volley with his left foot to his running mate up front, Eddie Johnson, who scored to cut the lead in half.

Once he understood how much pain there would be, once he found his old rhythm again, Sampras was able to prop himself up with his serve and steady his attack with a series of delicate half-volleys in a 2-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 display of third-round resiliency.

You could say the delicate, half-inch flowers look like purple dandruff on a clean white collar, or like a floral Rorschach test.

The lower gluten content gives you a delicate texture, but half a cup is plenty.

Danny Brough converted with his left foot, then set up the second with his right, a delicate grubber kick for his half-back partner Luke Robinson to touch down between the posts.

This commercial links several of Anderson's exemplary figures of style to a child's imagining of the inner life of a gizmo — and to his poignant recognition of what it implies — shedding a delicate, illuminating glow on his half-dozen features to date.

This commercial links several of Anderson's exemplary figures of style to a child's imagining of the inner life of a gizmo and to his poignant recognition of what it implies shedding a delicate, illuminating glow on his half-dozen features to date.

And they had slurped oysters, a lot of them, served on the half shell beneath a delicate coffee sabayon.

For instance, after savoring a starter of four roasted oysters — served on their half shells in a delicate spring garlic butter that let the oysters speak for themselves — I enjoyed a small plate of equally light house-made ravioli with Bartlett pear and fresh pecorino cheese in an ever-so-fragile poached-pear-and-butter broth.