Sentence examples for like poised from inspiring English sources

After all, I appreciated the subtle contradiction of that "like", poised on the edge of potential simile, and that bold, indicative "literally", ready-armoured for its grapple with hard fact.

High in the gray sky, little dark wisps dangled down from the clouds like fingers poised over a keyboard, taunting Moore with the threat of an encore performance.

She also likes United Technologies: "Poised to outperform in 2009, given breadth of portfolio from both end market and geographic standpoint".

With this setup, the car is a confident handler, its near 50-50 front-to-rear weight distribution affording downright BMW-like poise in the turns.

I'd smile and respond, with unmistakable ballerina-like poise, "My friend, how do you think I became an incredible ballerina?

Mr. Roy, who introduced her to Glenn Barrett, the producer of her debut album in 2008 for Verve, "Worrisome Heart," marvels at her "Zen-like poise" during the initial whirlwind of attention.

Snow in the Catskills Mountains of New York provided an unforeseen traction test, one which this rear-drive model with low-profile all-season Pirellis faced down with Quattro-like poise.

It's a car with as much (or more) interior space as any of the aforementioned vehicles and a lower center of gravity that lets it out-corner any of those taller SUVs with near sports car-like poise.

But not everybody saw in her attitude a stateswoman-like poise.

She wants to seem like Linda Evans in "Dynasty" -- like a poised, soap opera something, you know?

They like the location, poised between SoHo and NoLiTa.