Sentence examples for figure stretched from inspiring English sources

But with Ms. Rego the elongated male figure stretched across the woman's lap is elderly, and the woman is likely a daughter.

Klimt's later portrait of Bloch-Bauer, a bit more traditional in style, renders her in a broad-brimmed hat against a floral patterned backdrop, her elongated figure stretched to the point where poise becomes uncanny.

His three-dimensional Christmas cards were treasured by recipients, each one featuring a major Irish literary figure, stretching from Jonathan Swift to Samuel Beckett.

The Office for National Statistics said its analysis of figures stretching further back showed that the underlying trend for the economy had plateaued since last summer.

In each, Matisse's bravura handiwork serves the piece instead of becoming the subject of it: the figures stretch and arabesque with a lightness that characterizes the best of the cutouts.

The latest unemployment figures stretch from the official 9.5% to the Labor Department's U-6 figure of 16.5% to a sickening 22%, according to TechnoMetrica Market Intelligence.

Among this year's American show cars, some vehicles have horsepower figures stretching into the 500s and 600s and some have futuristic designs.

Herold's figures stretch and pose with unfounded self-confidence, seemingly unaware of their rough constructions, sometimes reaching, sometimes pushing their poses, while trapped in a state of the impossible fulfillment of desire.

In the slow solo originally created for Patricia Lent and often danced by Banu Ogan in the mid-1990s, Emma Desjardins's beautiful figure and stretched line appear marvelously serene.

For the substrate, the edges to the right and left of the figure were stretched by 15.1%, whereas those on the other sides were compressed by 3.0%.

When Angie was 4 years old, she took a blue Magic Marker to the beige carpet in her bedroom, and drew an elaborate design of circles and stick figures that stretched from one wall to the other.