Sentence examples for a restrained form from inspiring English sources

As the stylebook notes: irony, in precise usage, is a restrained form of sarcasm in which the intent of a phrase differs from its literal meaning, often for rhetorical effect (His brilliant plan nearly bankrupted the company).

The stylebook's entry states: irony, in precise usage, is a restrained form of sarcasm in which the intent of a phrase differs from its literal meaning, often for rhetorical effect (His brilliant plan nearly bankrupted the company).

"What we have at the moment is democracy, but a restrained form of democracy - and the political class has an interest in maintaining the rules of the game," Castells told the crowd, according to Occupy London's Twitter feed.

As shelter owners, fish that had been raised with adults showed more of an energetically cheaper, restrained form of aggression, while as intruders they behaved submissively more often than fish raised without adults.

Mr. Lowman's comments were briefly echoed in more restrained form by an executive from Wells Fargo.

The album's opening track has been shared at youtu.be/jJhAuEYk3ms; "Shape" finds Glasser in restrained form, with her vocals and brand of electro-pop pared back and downbeat.

It was the manner in which Constantine played which set him apart from the restrained form of cricket generally played in England at the time: his style, aggression and entertainment value made a big impression on the crowds.

Hand lettering in its many forms can powerfully convey emotions and subliminal information that more restrained forms of typography generally communicate in a more limited way.

Fortunately, other members of the genus are more restrained, forming clumps while being just as widely attractive to nectar-seeking insects.

Rather, a taxonomy of embodied learning should also encompass research testing embodiment hypotheses that do not primarily focus on extensive bodily movement during learning, but embrace bodily engagement in more restrained forms.

It was a marriage market, but in a restrained and discreet form.