Sentence examples for merest thread from inspiring English sources

The violins finally grew even quieter, as the merest thread of sound behind the celesta (Joanne Pearce Martin).

There were breathtaking moments, as when, early in the second movement, the violins sustained the merest thread of sound under the choral lines "They honor the sacred place,/The holy sanctuary of love".

Twice a month, when the moon is a mere thread of silver in the sky and when it is full, we have the highest of the high tides, called the springs.

Rafael Nadal, for all the thunderous groundstrokes he will unleash against Roger Federer in the men's final this morning, knows that his greatness hangs by a mere thread or, more correctly, a piece of synthetic string.

My body has trapped me in its invisible cloak of suspense, my optimism of recovery dangled by a mere thread of hope.

Based on one mere thread of the literary tapestry that is Tolstoy's War and Peace, The Great Comet has a score that artfully weaves in Russian musical idioms into what is an otherwise contemporary score.

These were choices of someone who knows how to pluck a heartstring, investing mere threads with mood.

The BBC docudrama, broadcast in 1984 when nuclear paranoia was at its peak, takes its title from the notion that society – the everyday world we take for granted – is held together by mere threads, not unbreakable bonds.

Her work expectations have withered to a mere ethical thread.

For mere mortals, metallic-thread knits would be perfect alongside sequins and precious gem beadings, reckoned Eve.

Your friendship cannot survive over mere pretty silk threads of style and charisma They should be anchors of care, attitude and acceptance.