Sentence examples for flair rather than from inspiring English sources

They had the towering Crouch to torment Liverpool in the air, but the ball barely left the ground, so determined were  Bojan and Arnautovic to make a difference with flair rather than punts upfield.

Tendulkar - more gifted, more brilliant - suffers the partial desertion of the batsman's muse more rarely, and is more likely to trust to his flair rather than his tenacity to regain it.

Add to that the fact that The Voices was made by a woman – let alone an Iranian who has survived war, persecution and the murder of friends and relatives, all of it documented in Persepolis with flair rather than despair – and it becomes clear what an unusual achievement this movie amounts to.

No one is really sure whether MOOCs are the future higher education, or whether they're simply in a period of being over-hyped, before inevitably settling into a supporting role — offering certificates or flair rather than diplomas.

Long gloves, while made for style rather than warmth, may help ward off the cold and will give you a fancy flair.

Hefty, inexpensive pastas, seafood dishes and ostrich (yes, ostrich) all are entrees conceived with flavor rather than flair in mind.

His cadenzas had fitfulness rather than flair, and when he tried to sweeten his tone, it felt ersatz, closer to Splenda than pure cane.

For rugby in general, this game represented a massive shot in the arm, proof that the bovine kick-fest that has punctuated so many top-level games this season is down to cowardly coaching rather than flair-choking rules at the breakdown.

Brazil's manager insists he is looking for commitment rather than individual flair.

Unusually it was their discipline rather than their flair that saw them over the line.

In European hockey, where flair tends to be welcomed rather than disdained, Omark's goals have caused sensation rather than controversy.