Sentence examples similar to conspicuous comments from inspiring English sources
American policymakers maintained a conspicuous silence, commenting only that what was good for Europe was good for America.
Because of an editing error, an article on Thursday about the conspicuous lack of comment by President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on reports of a chemical attack in Syria last week referred incorrectly to the Institute of World Economy and International Relations, where a researcher, Georgy I. Mirsky, said Russians have been generally indifferent to the Syrian war.
This comment was conspicuous, breaking the Zen-like calm with which the Apple customer-service representative goes about ascertaining a problem and then working to help fix it.
When a magazine article in the 1930s referred to Hoover's "mincing" gait, and a diplomat commented on his "conspicuous perfume", Hoover struck back.
Thorstein Veblen coined the phrase "conspicuous consumption" in 1899 when commenting on the human desire to publicly display wealth through the acquisition of consumer goods.
The comment, while in tone reasonable, suggests an attitude of jaded conspicuous consumption that moves beyond the fatuous toward the genuinely insensible.
It was especially critical in tone for a comment about Hong Kong, where Chinese leaders have been reluctant to interfere in conspicuous ways.
Comments that it is no secret at all that the Holy Church finds the conspicuous and aggressive ardor of the still damp converts a little trying.
