Sentence examples for peculiar excitement from inspiring English sources

And now that I read it again I see that it is because of this book that the facts of history, or even the labels under which they are presented, always give me a feeling of peculiar excitement; you have only to say Gunpowder Plot or Entente Cordiale, or some such nonsense and I get a chilly sensation at the back of my neck, which I am sure no responsible historian is interested in.

It's hard now to convey the peculiar fervour and excitement – the frisson – that surrounded this Cambridge don with his open white shirt and intense, bird-like demeanour, in front of his acolytes and disciples.

They will probably do so accompanied by a peculiar mixture of excitement and dread.

Part of the draw for me (and, no doubt, for the countless others who visit each year) is the valley's remoteness and the peculiar air of excitement that being in such a lonely locale can inspire.

Nobody's Perfect: Writings from the New Yorker by Anthony Lane 400pp, Picador, £15.99 How to account for the peculiar pleasure, even excitement, to be derived from collections of old film reviews?

Despite his skepticism, Perowne, in white-soled trainers, gripping his racquet tighter, feels the seduction and excitement peculiar to such events: a crowd possessing the streets, tens of thousands of strangers converging with a single purpose conveying an intimation of revolutionary joy.

While Glass's blank, unlined face never betrays his personal motivation, the movie addresses a familiar pitfall: the insidious attraction of taking the easy way out, and the peculiar arrogance and excitement that builds when you actually get away with doing something very wrong.

He says this with a peculiar mix of panic and excitement.

That excitement is as palpable as it is peculiar.

My excitement at seeing… Here's a peculiar rock-and-roll controversy for you.

Why peculiar?