Sentence examples similar to a droll of a from inspiring English sources

He drags us through the muck and absurdity of a droll group of WWII airmen stationed on a small island off the coast of Tuscany - taking in the dark and brutal nature of war.

Saint's is a droll vision of a world of virtual politics: seamless council misspending and wishful thinking in the public sector, where what one appears to do is more important than what one does.

Theoretically, there are people who have a sense of humour about themselves and a droll awareness of their flaws.

Like the late, far graver German doer of things, Joseph Beuys, he makes the most of being photogenic: tall and gangling, a droll scarecrow of a man.

His LinkedIn account is also testament to a droll sense of humour with a minimal CV.

Melia had a droll sense of humour and a dry wit.

"Xanadu," a droll reworking of a notorious cinematic flop from the disco era, doesn't have a thought in its fluffy head beyond wanting us to feel good.

(Ages 5 to 9) A droll account of a mighty vegetable that grew in the king's yard, illustrated with collage images from well-known Italian Renaissance paintings.

The invaluable Mr. Wilkof (late of "Kiss Me, Kate") and Ms. DiBuono bring a certain bite to "He and She," a droll portrait of a marriage.

Perhaps his most famous work survives only in a droll photograph of the artist standing on a winter street in 1983, peddling snowballs.

A game? Or a droll way of saying that, seen from intergalactic space, those two places are really quite close to each other?