Sentence examples for contributes a touch from inspiring English sources

Roddy Doyle contributes a touch of Dublin Grand Guignol, and for engaging irony and wryness we have Mary Lavin's "Lilacs", and Bernard MacLavery making a device for illumination out of a slight case of lockjaw.

Helen McCrory contributes a classy touch of blitz-era brittleness, Phoebe Fox holds the centre firmly as the plucky heroine, and Jeremy Irvine is a dashing pilot with… issues, don't you know.

SOMETIMES, all it takes is a small amount of a certain ingredient to contribute a distinctive touch to a dish.

The onions and carrots add sweetness, the peanuts add crunch and the dressing provides cool but tart refreshment, with a well-considered chili component contributing more than a touch of heat.

The Monthly Film Bulletin praised the dog actors, but felt the film was "stultifyingly mawkish, with a touch of supposed humor contributed by an allegedly English chauffeur".

Microsoft's Surface team contributed a lot of touch elements to Windows 7, but it's still designed by and large for a mouse.

For balance, I wanted a touch of orange flavor (tart but less acidic than lemon), contributing a note of fruit.

Cherie Blair's sister, Lauren Booth, adds a touch of levity as she describes how much Blair's charisma has contributed to his "Teflon Tony" persona.

A touch.

And a touch paranoid.

— just a touch dull.