Sentence examples for iconic qualities from inspiring English sources

Like the thin cars, they undercut the iconic qualities of certain cars — to transform a svelte Porsche into a pudgy roadster, as he has done, is a joke in itself.

Jamie S. Gorelick, 51 Vice chairwoman, Fannie Mae BOOK: "American: Beyond Our Grandest Notions" by Chris Matthews (2002) WHY: "Matthews examines our political and cultural heroes -- and the qualities they have had in common -- revealing what he calls the iconic qualities for Americans.

Madeleine Chong of MTV Asia wrote that, "Although U2 should be lauded for their efforts at constant reinvention and pushing the envelope in the rock genre, [No Line on the Horizon] possesses neither the iconic qualities of The Joshua Tree or the radical yet relevant magnetism of Achtung Baby".

Each painting can stand alone with an iconic quality reminiscent of an early work by Ellsworth Kelly.

The style was much imitated in ensuing years, and the covers still possess an iconic quality.

The topic, says R. Alta Charo, a University of Wisconsin ethicist, "took on an almost iconic quality the same way Roe v. Wade has".

Another favourite on mugs and tea towels is Balfron Tower, a council tower block about to be sold to wealthy investors for its iconic quality.

After her coronation, however, her painted image quickly assumed an iconic quality, gradually resembling Byzantine renderings of the Virgin Mary more than a living person.

But there was also an iconic quality to Missy on video from the beginning; Freddy described her as "the twenty-first-century incarnation of Aunt Jemima; it feels like she's putting the whole house in order".

Ann Pellaton's bold red, white and blue fish bursts beyond its borders with energy and has an iconic quality, somewhat in the tradition of potent fish symbols used in mythology or religion or as a marker for environmental issues.

WS: At the beginning I was very unsure that it was even possible to do this adaptation because it was such sacred territory in the whole of Latin America; not only the book itself but the iconic quality of Guevara, which is very intimidating.