Sentence examples for a sharp note of from inspiring English sources

The chapter on AIDS begins with a sharp note of criticism: an accusation that the medical establishment is acting "in passive connivance with the homosexual lobby".

We toss the moment to the fiction writers: one school will find a sharp note of anguish in the tableau of the boy and the dog and the shattered, raging idol, another may tinker with the coldly pleasurable excitement that the young are said to derive from the heart of calamity.

The cutback front porch, for example, is made of cedar, a sharp note on the otherwise placid blue facade that adds depth and offers a modern spin on the dormers and porches of the neighboring homes.

A sharper note of independence from Britain came when Curtin insisted (February 1942) that Australian troops recalled from the Middle East should return to Australia itself and not help in the defense of Burma (Myanmar), as British Prime Minister Winston Churchill wished.

A school teacher sent a sharp note to the mother of a little girl, who had come in tardy and gone to sleep twice during the session.

Peter Connolly, who does not figure in the book, was clearly concocted to make explicit the violence and passion that simmers between the lines of Bowen's gimlet-eyed prose, but his presence only adds to the confusion and blunts the sharp note of politics that sounds so piercingly through the novel.

Adapted from David Tanis, Heart of the Artichoke and Other Kitchen Journeys (Artisan) A fresh take on the old-fashioned broth, with sharp notes of lemongrass, lime, tamarind, galangal and chilli.

The sauce — thick, sweet and tomatoey, with sharp notes of vinegar and chile — is optional; the rust-red dry rub provided enough spicy flavor.

The rhythms of the track are made up of sounds familiar to the island: the distinct chirp of the native tree frog known as the coquí, the high-pitched ting of the cowbell, and the sharp notes of the steel drum.

Instead, try the shrimp tempura ($9), which almost floated off the plate, al dente cavatelli ($13) in a delicate pink sauce with plenty of sautéed chicken plus a sharp, lively note of sun-dried tomatoes and chicken ($15) or beef ($18) skewered marinated kebabs.

The sweet-sharp notes of the cherries lift the smoky, herbal notes of cured ham.