Sentence examples for contemporary variation from inspiring English sources
The other is performed by Chinese actors in a contemporary variation on traditional Chinese opera.
Ms. Sossamon shoots down this contemporary variation on the sipping-a-soda-at-Schwab's scenario.
A grown-up, contemporary variation was seen at Stella McCartney, who plays with an asymmetric print in bold primary colours.
The popular television sitcom "Friends," for example, is a contemporary variation on Shakespeare's melodramatic comedy "Much Ado About Nothing".
The literal-minded will call the movie derivative; I think of it as a grateful homage, a brilliant contemporary variation.
Each of the 10 fables of "The Decalogue" is a contemporary variation on one of the Ten Commandments.
The overblown implication is that all these performers are somehow contemporary variations on minstrelsy.
West Coast style setters like Kirsten Dunst and Mischa Barton have been sighted wearing contemporary variations under floor-sweeping gowns and miniskirts.
As Nick and Sally, contemporary variations on the roles originated by Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, Drew Hildebrand and Meredith Holzman do not aspire to movie-star grace and glory.
Contemporary variations have surfaced in movies like "Bridget Jones's Diary," in which Colin Firth plays a character modeled on Darcy, the smooth and virtuous hero of "Pride and Prejudice," and, more unexpectedly, in "Spy Games".
In contrast to the '70s originals, which made people seem aloof or anonymous, contemporary variations often feature gradient lenses that are tinted on top and clear below — a more approachable look.
