Sentence examples for if spectacularly from inspiring English sources

It contains a number of ornate if spectacularly uncomfortable Regency armchairs and sofas on which no one sat: councils have been held standing ever since the day in 1861 when Queen Victoria discovered it helped get them over with sooner.

The Kaisers' letters were followed by one from Mr. Kurtz, who called the original article "ambitious (if spectacularly wrongheaded)." Left Lipstickless At the Whitney The goodie bag given to guests leaving the Whitney Museum's American Art Awards dinner on Monday was unusual: there was no lipstick inside.

He made his debut by performing efficiently, if not spectacularly.

"We're doing O.K. if not spectacularly," Lapchick said.

His second marriage appears to have been troubled, too, if less spectacularly so.

Crate and Barrel has grown steadily, if not spectacularly, even during economic slumps.

It is becoming something of a habit, if a spectacularly irregular one.

He had a go at finance and defence and was reckoned to do them ably, if not spectacularly.

The opinion polls suggest that it will also do well, if less spectacularly, in the national elections on May 15th.

Gaiam carries the Seventh Generation line as well, more full-service eco-cleaners that do the job, if not spectacularly.

The Great Recession and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, arguably the toughest problems we've confronted in decades, are nothing if not spectacularly complicated.