Sentence examples for certain playful from inspiring English sources

"There is a certain playful competitiveness," Mr. Mayne said.

As with the examples above, there is a certain playful sleight of hand.

OMA's usual themes – complexity, contradiction, an interest in conflict and (sometimes) its resolution, a certain playful waywardness – are lacking, or at least muted.

In fact, day-to-day life in many Gulf countries is characterised by a certain playful anarchic insouciance towards state restrictions such as speed limits, planning permission and parking restrictions.

This is why we need to maintain what Zen Buddhists refer to as beginner's mind or Shoshin -- a certain playful absence of assumptions.

"Obviously not in a literal, physical sense, which would be impossible here anyway, but more in the artistic and poetic sense with a certain playful aspect of the depths of light and the physicality of the sound pressure, with which we are trying to interpret the void".

The funeral yesterday afternoon for Brooke Astor, the grande dame of society and philanthropy who died on Monday at 105, was, much like the life of Mrs. Astor herself, marked by moments both warm and reserved, blue-blooded and democratic, earthly and spiritual, generous and, possibly, the slightest bit petty, rigidly executed and — at certain turns — playful.

But rather that a certain kind of playful stance is being taken.

Ms. Rossellini groaned in a manner we are certain was entirely playful when we asked if she could give us a minute.

The graphics are great: the game has a certain style that is playful yet classy, and the artwork is definitely top-notch.

Though playful, there was a certain earnestness to the project.