Sentence examples similar to a wan of from inspiring English sources

Even Adams's decisive defeat by Jackson in his bid for reëlection inspires a wan bit of spin: "A switch of a small number of votes in Ohio and Maryland would have given him those states and made the race closer".

All was controlled, even a moment in which she shot up like an exploding kernel of corn, gesturing toward a wan idea of release.

Not every kid is gifted at every endeavor, and I wonder about the wisdom of telling him or her that a bit of doggerel is Shakespearean or that a wan patch of warbling is an "American Idol" audition waiting to happen.

PR France to be France again, a team of contrasts, bruising and beguiling, rather than a wan imitation of England.

Each is a wan travelogue of an England abandoning its landscape and working class.

The same goes for a wan image of a rainbowlike kite, floating effortlessly in the sky.

Is this just a wan reflection of a cool original, like the Chevy Malibu?

But the clam chowder had a wan broth of buttered milk, and the blackened shrimp was oversalted.

But it's a veritable deep-thought masterpiece compared to Robert Sher-Machherndl's "One," a wan display of atmospherics that tterly wastes Ms. Copeland's fierce charms.

With her face frozen in a wan smile of regret, she clutches her sweater closed as though trying to hide her broken heart.

On a busy Friday night, a wan version of fish and chips arrived in a cute slat basket; I suspected that the order had been rushed through the fryer, which was a shame, because the cod itself was flawless.