Sentence examples for humane humour from inspiring English sources
As in his Before Sunrise trilogy, Linklater creases his time-lapse gimmick with such loose, humane humour and recognisably specific surges of feeling that we barely notice the practical magic he's pulling off before our eyes.
Ejiofor brilliantly conveys the magnetic fervour of the hero's Pan-Africanist ideals, the winningly humane humour of a man who likes to party in floozie-filled bars, and the stubborn streak of naivety that leads him to suppose that if he were to compromise even fractionally, he would be betraying the aspirations of an entire continent.
It's beyond gallows, as Daniel explains: "We call it lethal injection humour – more humane, but not as funny".
Peacock Displayed (1979), a literary life of Thomas Love Peacock has an unerring feel for its subject, Peacock displaying many of the qualities that Marilyn most relished: a love of intellectual debate, mischievous humour and humane scepticism.
Griffiths began to seek "another kind of humour … much more humane", and found an ideal scenario after discovering that in a rented room above a Manchester pub, an elderly comic had been teaching young men to become standups.
Lewycka is a warm and humane writer whose previous novels have found unexpected humour in old age and the plight of European migrants.
Following Anna Wintour – seen by many as the original fashion monster – and her creative director Grace Coddington through a series of photoshoots and wranglings, it is an elegantly handled, realistic and humane rendering of the personalities, the judgements and the humour involved in working in fashion.
Wit and humour are always a good measure for the humane scholar.
The "men of good will" are the decent, humane people, men and women with a respect for other people's ideas and a sense of humour, who, often unheeded and groping in the dark, strive for freedom.
Patients value nurses who are humane, who use non-judgmental approaches to practice, and who exhibit patience, persistence, respect, a sense of humour, and imagination in developing effective therapeutic relationships.
