Sentence examples for buffeted by forces from inspiring English sources

But Dungeons & Dragons has slumped, buffeted by forces external and internal.

An open-ended fable whose protagonists are buffeted by forces they neither control nor comprehend, "Upstream Color" has a pronounced metaphorical aspect.

It found itself entangled with local political concerns and buffeted by forces in each state's capital that promoted competition between the states rather than cooperation.

The company has been buffeted by forces beyond its control, including declining department store sales, the rise of fast-fashion chains, the shift to online retailing, and greater price consciousness among consumers.

But Ms. Serrell conjured images of a creature buffeted by forces of nature against which she tried to maintain small aspects of ordinary behavior as she spun and wheeled through space.

Assuming that Meg is supposed to be our avatar in this fictional simulation where even thoughtful, creatively gifted people must make compromises, sometimes settle for less than they deserve and occasionally be buffeted by forces they can't control, we eventually lose our connection to her, too.

Ms. Marinca plays her as a worried but brave woman buffeted by outside forces as she prepares to unleash a flood of traumatic memories.

It is too easily buffeted by changing political priorities.

Fender, based in Scottsdale, Ariz., is also being buffeted by powerful forces on Wall Street.

Q. Odysseus is a figure who yearns for home and is buffeted by many forces.

As they twitch and writhe, buffeted by invisible forces, she sways like a triumphant cobra.