Sentence examples for lacking technique from inspiring English sources

But in the 1940s, Monk was in the shadow of stars such as Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, and often dismissed as lacking technique or just plain weird.

A right-handed batsman, he is described as lacking "technique and consistency" by David Foot, but obituaries suggest that his shortage of talent was offset by application of effort.

Principally, Ms. Young lacks technique.

"We lacked technique, but we could have caused them more difficulty.

Quick and athletic, he had potential as a pass rusher, but he lacked technique and experience.

The performance of this crop of elite nippers presents a problem for those who argue that English footballers inherently lack technique.

They describe themselves as today's Russian avant-garde, but they are in no sense rebels: they have inherited their seniors' commitment to old-fashioned academic training and despise composers who lack "technique".

Such a realization has been years in the making for Cromartie, who could always lean on his athletic ability at Florida State when he lacked technique, a luxury he no longer has.

Guyton has so much "earth" accumulation (there is nothing as unavailable as waste) that it runs the risk of becoming what it was again, a pile of junk, but he lacks technique instead.

If you lack technique you lose the freedom to create".

Carrie Ann said it lacked "sparkle," while Len thought it lacked technique.