Sentence examples for devoid of finesse from inspiring English sources

On both sides, the football was muscular and committed but absolutely devoid of finesse.

On both sides, the football was muscular and committed but devoid of finesse.

Oasis under Noel Gallagher crafted a musical approach that relied on simplicity, with Arthurs and McGuigan restricted to playing barred chords and root bass notes; McCarroll playing basic rhythms, and the band's amplifiers turned up to create distortion, Oasis created a sound "so devoid of finesse and complexity that it came out sounding pretty much unstoppable".

But, although the visitors' play was muscular and committed, it was devoid of the finesse required to create anything more clear-cut.

On both sides, the football was physical and full-blooded but devoid of the necessary finesse.

"Casual … with a bit of finesse".

There's a lot of finesse involved.

There's a glaring absence of finesse.

Adherence to this principle required finesse, sometimes even lack of finesse.

It's a question of finesse.

It makes up for HTML's lack of finesse.