Sentence examples for like a skit from inspiring English sources

Exact(7)

(It looked like a skit for a 4-H group).

I said it sounded like a skit with Ali G, sitting on a settee, talking to Madam Chancellor, the "Iron Frau," about whips.

His manner, behind dark glasses and keyboard, is so reminiscent of Ray Charles that it almost feels like a skit (he calls the female backing singers the "Dan-ettes").

Mr Foote's Other Leg is guiltiest of this – sometimes feeling, in its indulgent theatricality, like a skit for the Equity Christmas party – but the other examples use behind-the-scenes stories to other ends.

One of the disappointments here is Keret's apparent lack of interest in using narrative to explore his ideas (which are often provocative) in any depth: each story can be summed up in a sentence and, like a skit on "Saturday Night Live," manages to deliver less, not more, than what its invention first promises.

Claire and I were chatting about how Scout's ham costume incident read like a skit from "Arrested Development".

Show more...

Similar(53)

Love you too.  .

By the time the state's courts halted the proceedings, Newsom's approval rating stood at seventy-eight per cent… Newsom recalls an encounter with President Bush: "It was like watching a skit on 'Saturday Night Live.'"… Compares Newsom to Bill Clinton.

"How would you like to be on a skit?" my father asked me.

None of this, you could claim, is remotely credible, but "Café Society" does not seem like a confection or a skit.

It's the equivalent of what it would look like if SNL did a skit about SNL, it's that ridiculous.

Show more...

Your English writing platform

Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.

Student

Used by millions of students, scientific researchers, professional translators and editors from all over the world!

MitStanfordHarvardAustralian Nationa UniversityNanyangOxford

Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak quote

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak

CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com

Get started for free

Unlock your writing potential with Ludwig

Letters

Most frequent sentences: