Sentence examples for as if called from inspiring English sources
Mr. Murfi provides much of the antic comic relief as the awkward Patsy, who keeps returning to the sisters and their story, a pile of fish his absurd pretense, as if called by fate.
Asked who he thought was the best of them all – the sort of question he dreads – he lowered his eyes as if called before a magistrate and stumbled through a short list that came immediately to mind.
'Yes,' he continued, 'I've spent possibly years of my life entirely absorbed in the pimples, blemishes and other imperfections of beautiful women.' And as if called to stimulate himself by this revelation, he meditatively stroked his pussy.
He'd speak the improvised lines as confidently as if called upon to give the Lord's Prayer which I've never asked him to do.
The priest asked a question on behalf of the whole grieving community: "Why?" The names of the dead were then read out in church - as if called from a school register.
Only the diplomat, Angelina, stayed behind, rumbling and rumbling, as if calling to Wynona before the family got too separated.
April 1st: Nice to hear Ethel Merman on the show, blasting out "Ridin' High" as if calling the cattle home across the sands of D flat major.
Squinting, as if calling out from a high pulpit, he said, "Standing around in a circle holding hands is my favorite thing to do".
It resonated as if calling from a primal throat, as if from a deep cave, a strange animal in a deep mountain woodland hole.
But his definition of this funny and moving piece feels a bit limiting, as if calling it a vaudeville helped the audience consider it "entertaining".
