Sentence examples for across simply from inspiring English sources

Schmitz herself comes across simply as an unthinking tool of the Nazi regime rather than a fervent anti-Semite.

If New York City Opera were a thriving company with stable finances, a clear vision and a home base, the gratifying program it presented on Monday night at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem would have come across simply as a successful effort at community outreach.

Let's take 45 Across: "With 50 Across, euphoric" is a very cryptic clue, especially when 50 Across simply says "See 45 Across".

I'm deliberately citing kind of "lame"' musical references to get the point across simply that it's never "just about the music".

However, it was felt that the character of Frank Black was still too vague and impersonal, coming across simply as "a generic representation of Chris Carter's idea of heroism".

The bright areas range from large spots (around several hundred feet across) to simply huge, with some stretching across 10 miles (16 kilometers) of terrain.

I worried that my attempt at challenging this racial caricature might come across as me simply reproducing it.

Her friendliness comes across as naiveté, her attempts to "flirt" away the lewd comments comes across as simply uncomfortable.

Some bankers came across as simply bumbling.

Most places in the country, his call to arms would come across as simply ineffectual.

No matter what the script and lyrics say, this Diana comes across as simply depressed, and for legitimate reasons.