Sentence examples for hint of vulnerability from inspiring English sources

Newman's trick was to take narcissistic and often cynical characters and to give them just a hint of vulnerability.

He offered no hint of vulnerability in front of the ravenous senators at a Commerce Committee hearing yesterday in Washington.

In an environment where even a hint of vulnerability is suspect, Colonel Boltz is a highly unusual figure.

Thackray's handsome face and strong Roman nose, his vertical posture and watery, wisenheimer eyes – with the merest hint of vulnerability – made him a housewives' favourite back in the day, though Thackray was also an anomaly, impossible to categorise.

It wasn't just Sam Querrey, the world No 41, looking out for the merest hint of vulnerability as he served his way to the biggest upset of recent seasons.

As Oliver, Igby's handsome older brother and part-time watchdog, Mr. Phillippe finds a hint of vulnerability in this cold, condescending smoothie who is studying economics at Columbia and to whom Igby refers as "the Fascist".

Still, the Bruins hinted of vulnerability.

Flashes of the flirty playfulness of her videos were offset by hints of vulnerability.

There were even hints of vulnerability in the manner of Martin Lawrence.

In films she was a creation of lighting and makeup, with enough hints of vulnerability to set imaginations awhirl.

But 2010 could be an unsettling campaign cycle for Democrats, and Ms. Lincoln's strategists recognize emerging hints of vulnerability.