Sentence examples for deceptive performance from inspiring English sources

Saab likes to think of its car as a luxurious family runabout with deceptive performance.

In this story of an interracial romantic triangle, Mr. Stiller gives an artfully layered, deceptive performance that leaves you thinking it's a pity he had to portray a moral construct instead of a character.

The increased stakes and spontaneity of the conversation may impair deceptive performance.

It was all a deceptive performance to keep her comfortable and occupied.

Whitemore's old-fashioned but cleverly constructed drama – combined with Wanamaker's deceptive, hand grenade performance – will surely cause sales of Smith's poetry collections to rocket on the south coast.

The engine provides a smooth pull that isn't exactly neck-snapping (it barely seems coat-flapping), but the performance is deceptive.

These findings suggest an important role for the caudate in the inhibition of habitual response and the monitoring of error performance associated with deceptive responses.

Vazquez had a strong spring training, but spring performances can be deceptive, said Yankees starter Mike Mussina.

But other performances revealed the deceptive challenge in tackling Wonder's music, which stays specific even as it goes wide, rarely indulging in the kind of platitudes some pop songwriters rely on to facilitate broad appeal.

The fun and wit rise like champagne bubbles, but there is a deceptive strength in the writing and performances.

(This appearance was somewhat deceptive: Ms. Peacock conducted the trio's performance of her work).