Sentence examples for lyrical whimsy from inspiring English sources

But Travers was unmoved by lyrical whimsy.

July is a writer, and the movie's dialogue is written with an exquisite lyrical whimsy that packs a lot of pain into simple yet unexpected phrases.

Considering the cost of such lyrical whimsy, however, he and Scheeren were concerned that the government might balk at the idea.

Mr. Welch's galvanizing Mercutio steers the famous Queen Mab speech from lyrical whimsy into the reefs of real madness, shadowed by sexual jealousy.

To some she's a twee singer in wafty Pre-Raphaelite garb with a nails-down-a-blackboard voice whose annoyingness is compounded by lyrical whimsy ("hey little leaf, lying on the ground", etc) and the fact that her principal instrument is a harp.

He combines lyrical whimsy and realism in a way I have wet dreams about.

Singing in an assertive yet girlish coo with a fluidity that attested to lessons in Indian devotional music, Ms. Holter effectively pared down songs that converse knowingly with Virginia Woolf and Frank O'Hara, preserving their lyrical integrity and structural whimsy.

His obvious whimsy softens certain lyrical indulgences.

The first is a catchy piece of pure whimsy; the second is cool and lyrical, both are original.

Mr. Bell sprinkles his lyrical script with modern touches and even a little whimsy.

Excerpts of Gursky's fabled novel are not always as moving or lyrical as the author may intend, and err fatally on the side of whimsy.