Sentence examples for as droll from inspiring English sources

Mirwais is as droll as any of them.

DLM's "concept", conceived by Hannon (The Divine Comedy) and Walsh (Pugwash), isn't quite as droll as the first time around on The Duckworth-Lewis Method.

But its real appeal lies in the rapport between the presenters, and the knowledge, warmth, enthusiasm and spontaneity that they bring to a programme that's as droll as it is musically enlightening.

The scene is as droll as dramatic: the two innocent men argue that André and Gaston should give themselves up; they are reluctant and suggest that the other two denounce them; these two are reluctant in their turn.

You might also think Rattigan's lower-class characters are only there to serve as droll caricatures.

Everett's Condomine is as droll a Coward performance as I've seen in years.

Which is the sort of question asked by a man who was sometimes pugnacious and occasionally splenetic, but was just as often droll and generous - particularly to actors, directors and (a rare quality this) other writers.

The songs composed by Gamble are best characterized as drolls.

Fitzgerald makes the resolution as airily pungent as the droll tangle that precedes it.

Much of the supporting cast is first rate, including McCaleb Burnett as a droll, drawling gay boy who emerges as a figure of refreshing sanity.

In Britain, he is familiar in a variety of roles: as the host of various talk and comedy shows; as the droll discusser of football who, with David Baddiel and the Lightning Seeds, gave Euro 96 its anthem; and even as the cheery face of British Catholics.