Sentence examples for bits of silly from inspiring English sources

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That's because the wishes are merely a pretext for the bits of silly business and old-fashioned pantomime, the funny walks and goofy dances, at the heart of this gentle movie, which borrows some of its best moves and laughs from the film clowns of the silent era.

Standing in a baronial-library set complete with a leather easy chair and a suit of armor, Mr. Murphy introduces themed video clips: bits of silly or eccentric or stupid behavior involving elaborate jewelry, say, or amateur rapping or, at the extreme, giving beer to a child because "in Haiti, they drink".

I was talking about the Terry McDermott book Perfect Soldiers but also Nick Fielding and Yosri Fouda wrote a book called Masterminds of Terror in which Yosri Fouda interviewed Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and Ramzi Binalshibh, the two men behind the 9/11 attacks, and there were bits of silly or just recognizably human behavior in that too.

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You wouldn't go in for a bit of silly showmanship like that, though.

I guess it's too late to warn your readers not to put Silly Putty under their furniture...a good tetrachloride cleaning agent will take every bit of Silly Putty off rugs... Silly Putty is a miracle for cleaning typewriter keys.

At first glance, it all seems like a bit of silly fun, but key to City Dog's methods is something genuinely essential to dog ownership: nurturing through play the deep two-way bond between animal and human.

There really isn't a compelling reason to use it other than the fact that it's all a bit of silly, gorgeous, anachronistic fun, but hey — who couldn't use a little more of that?

A bit of silly for your Monday morning: this is a flying, RC-controlled robotic dragon that actually breathes fire and sounds like a monstrous squeal demon as it takes off.

He said the anime has "a healthy dose of action, the kind of sexuality that's a trademark of the series... as well as a good bit of silly fun".

To perform this exercise, pinch a bit of silly putty or a soft ball between the tips of your fingers and your thumb.

Now let's go on to — as you go out, you can use this as kind of exit music, a silly — a bit of silliness here — the Bee Gees' interpretation of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.

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