Sentence examples for for a droll from inspiring English sources

The sequence calls for a droll physical wit and old-fashioned, soubrettish charm, both of which she has in spades.

The movie starts off with that mechanical god, and the working-out of its Rube Goldberg-esque propulsion makes for a droll look at some sad stuff.

That's not a bad thing, really; it makes for a droll two hours, and Mr. FitzGibbon is especially fun to watch.

For a droll touch, he positioned a plant called string of pearls so that its bell-shaped leaves cascaded down the steer's head like curly green bangs.

In 1959, Jamal recorded for Chess a droll album, "Jamal at the Penthouse" (also on iTunes), that features the trio along with a small string orchestra in arrangements (by Joe Kennedy) that avoid syrupy sentiment and, instead, chime in with puckish interjections (as in a new version of "Ahmad's Blues") that needle the pianist to respond with dry witticisms of his own.

While Lichtenstein does not shy away from gory bloodletting, he maintains an even tone of parody, offering a fearsome nightmare for men and a droll, cathartic revenge scenario for women.

And when it comes to entertaining contentiousness, no target is safe — certainly not this newspaper, for which he nurtures a droll, slow-burning loathing.

For Officer Burt, 35, a droll and imperturbable product of Manhattan Catholic schools, the shooting brought the sort of brief lift out of obscurity that nudges guys like him from time to time.

As you may have picked up, we're going for a terribly droll double-meaning here.

Fortunately, many of this spring's accessories — bright, playful and plastic — offer a droll antidote for these worrisome days.

P J Franklin is a droll writer for a city newspaper who, hunched over a laptop in a picturesque apartment, labors over analogies about romance.