Sentence examples for adjective applied from inspiring English sources
Indeed, it's an adjective applied to them so often, the band might be tired of hearing it.
Wilmers sees nothing unusual in this: "Infantile is always the adjective applied to the left by its critics; it's used of him and it's used by people writing to the paper to cancel their subscriptions".
That much was clear from the Friday afternoon press conference, an extraordinarily self-assured performance by a 47-year-old first-term Senator, to which only one adjective applied: presidential.
Lucian Freud's portraits were not concerned with flattery or modesty - disturbing was one adjective applied to them - and some were said to have compelling nastiness.
It is rice, but no adjective applies.
As for bloodthirsty, that adjective applies only to vampire bats, which are found in South America and nip farm animals more often than people.
Obviously "word of the year" doesn't mean that this adjective applies to our whole society, but it does provide a pretty telling benchmark for where we are at as a society.
"Intimidating" was one of the favorite adjectives applied to her in recollections following her death on Monday.
"All the adjectives Burke applies to the 'great' -- vast, rugged, negligent, dark, gloomy, solid, massive -- suit its first three movements to perfection, even as the adjectives applied to 'beauty' -- small, smooth, polished, light, delicate -- seem altogether alien to it".
Stanko's open trumpet sound is very special: masculine, sensitive, spare, elegant – all the adjectives applied to Miles Davis come out of the drawer when he's in town.
The most frequent adjectives applied to the First Lady were "aloof" and "regal," and the latter description was not necessarily intended as complimentary.
