Sentence examples for charismatic display from inspiring English sources

In "Ancient Egypt Anatomyy of a Civilization," Kemp writes, "Akhenaten's kingship provides an unintended caricature of all modern leaders who indulge in the trappings of charismatic display.

Examination discloses that this is still another account of Saul's rise without an anointing story; Saul is chosen king as the judges the leaders of the Israelites during their conquest of the land of Canaan were chosen, by a charismatic display of military courage and leadership.

When she is working in Alaska's capitol, she worships at the Juneau Christian Center, another Pentecostal church where charismatic displays like speaking in tongues and dancing in the spirit are encouraged.

When the passengers revolt, the violence is not an artfully edited fake but a chaotic, flailing scramble, and it's not performed by charismatic types displaying their prowess.

Break into Cher songs?" While his music fails to grab me, he's a charismatic performer and displayed a good sense of humor.

Lowery borrows that story's framework for a movie that shares the fine-grained texture, gracefully flowing moods, and firmly rooted sense of place of his previous films and adds some bold new flourishes, for the most part, depend on Redford's charismatic presence and that display it in a new light.

Meanwhile, hardcore fans at shows can keep asking -- "Are they or aren't they?" -- while watching the pair stare intensely into each other's eyes as they display a charismatic chemistry usually reserved for head-over-heels lovers.

But neither displays the charismatic stage presence their roles demand.

Since his selection, Republicans have sought to portray Mr. Edwards as an inexperienced liberal trial lawyer in an effort to offset the appeal and charismatic speaking style he displayed in the Democratic primaries.

In 2004 against the Cardinals, in one of the greatest postseason pitching displays in Dodger Stadium history, the charismatic Jose Lima threw a five-hit shutout for the Dodgers' only win in the series.

Turkey and its charismatic prime minister, Mr. Erdogan, could be forgiven for displaying some vanity.