Sentence examples for a thing of charm from inspiring English sources

We have to wait for the turn of the 18th century for the modern love letter to appear – a thing of charm and tongue-in-cheek overstatement, like this one in the 1700s from the playwright William Congreve to Mrs Arabella Hunt, a court musician: "Recall to mind what happened last night.

At his best he had a dreamlike quality of composure when well-set, the ability to transform a commonplace shot such as a leg-glance into a thing of charm and a handsome ease at piercing the infield that kept the scoreboard moving at a pace that perplexed the assumptions of bowler and spectator alike.

At the close of the latter, Sinead O'Connor, whose backing vocals elsewhere on the album are a thing of beautiful honeyed charm, suddenly unleashes the agonised, blood-chilling cry first heard on the chorus of her song Mandinka, howling the song's title.

Indeed, the two-tiered structure, painted "NBC red" -- a custom blend of 87percentt red, 12percentt yellow and 1percentt blue -- and outfitted with decorative flaps and balcony, was a thing of grand theatrical charms.

As stately and sombre as songs (mostly Trad, from the North-east of England) should probably be treated these days, the fourth album from the award-winning strings-and-sisters folksters is a thing of shivery and spooky charms.

Charm Schools are a thing of the past, though I am told that one is being set up in Beijing.

But in an effort to make the rude French waiter stereotype a thing of the past, the Paris Tourist Board is launching a new charm offensive.

I think Florence brings a touch of charm to the show, but that's not the only thing.

Injecting a moment of charm into something dreary makes us happy, and that's an empowering thing.

There is a kind of charm here.

A gentleman of charm, insight and wit.