Sentence examples for formidable appearance from inspiring English sources

A formidable appearance and manner became central to the family's sense of itself; in an early portrait, Otto's father, Markus, a distinguished lawyer, appears with waxed mustaches pointing upward like raised swords.

But her charismatic oratory (think Billy Graham and Oprah rolled into one), her formidable appearance (5 feet 10 inches tall and dressed to kill in a maroon suit from Rodeo Drive) and her bracing self-confidence ("If a door opens, I walk through") leave their mark.

Thus innocent linguistic categories may take on the formidable appearance of cosmic absolutes.

He later noted that for Styracosaurus, the spikes would have given it a formidable appearance.

An honest Neighbour of mine, happening to be in Town some time since on a publick Day, inform'd me, that he saw four Gentlewomen with their Hoops half mounted in a Balcony, as they withdrew to the Wall, to the great Terror of the Militia, who (he thinks) might attribute their irregular Volleys to the formidable Appearance of the Ladies Petticoats.

Formidable in appearance, in memory, and in mind, and fearsome of temper, he yet attracted genuine devotion and knew how to charm people.

Although formidable in appearance and manner, Mr Clarke is not quite the cabinet bruiser he is cracked up to be; he is a rather complaisant minister with a reputation for going native in the departments he has been given to run.

For example, the laws governing the spatial 'bug' population model are fairly easily explained, and yet the master equation in the traditional form of [8] is formidable in appearance, and difficult to interpret and manipulate.

Since Mr. Huebner's writing is almost as formidable as his appearance (he can be seen glowering on the book jacket's rear flap), much of his book is tough enough to override the ordinary.

In contrast to its formidable size and appearance, this shark is harmless, having never been known to behave aggressively towards humans.

Age: 66. Appearance: Coiffed, formidable.