Sentence examples for grasp of character from inspiring English sources

The real Strauss, it was felt, had finally emerged – his melodic gift, his sensitivity to language, his grasp of character, his affectionate recreation of an elegant past, all unshackled from the need to prove himself modern.

The reviewer in The Times commented on his sensitiveness, strength and firmness, and called his performance "work of genuine distinction, not only in its grasp of character, but in its control of language".

I aspire to her command of language; her grasp of character and voices.

Beneath the laid-back drift of his movies are real ambition and depth, a poetic sense of place and a delicate grasp of character.

But what is perhaps more developed is Robertson's subtle and nuanced grasp of character, notably of the vulnerable Maud: a heroine almost worthy of Thomas Hardy.

The qualities that have made her a hot commodity in Handel were on full display: powerful low notes, penetrating highs and utter security in between, as well as dazzling technical command, stylish ornamentation and an eloquent grasp of character.

His prose is superb, his grasp of characters and the desires which drive them frighteningly realistic.

Steve has more than shown his grasp of creating stories and characters that both entertain and enlighten (without it being jammed down our children's throats) in his children's picture bookS, "Winchell Mink" (Harper Collins, 2003), "15 Minutes (Harper Collins) and "Mal Function...Boy Sleuth" (2017).

Kissin has mastered the art of declamation, his speech assuming songlike character, his grasp of emotional arcs acute.

His view of human behavior is at once harsh and sentimental, and his grasp of the psychology of his characters — Lily in particular — does not always seem solid or consistent.

In publicly sharing her new-found, and slightly unconvincing, grasp of spirituality, Roberts was at least keeping in character.