Sentence examples for potent performances from inspiring English sources

Guy Pearce and Ben Mendelsohn give brutally potent performances.

This actor, who has been known to match Ms. Seldes for flamboyance, is more measured here, giving one of his most potent performances.

It also clears space for a brace of potent performances from newcomer Schmidt as the volatile hero and David Spinx as obsequious Uncle Mickey, who possesses a yellow smile and a cold blue stare.

But in bypassing the prodigy's steep, slippery ascent in favor of a bookish life as an English literature major at Oberlin College, Ms. Koh took her first step on a quieter path, one in which renown came gradually, accrued through potent performances and unusually thoughtful recitals and recordings.

Potent performances across the board make that happen.

Yet set against that is the very potent performance by Rooney Mara as Lisbeth.

"Birdman of Alcatraz," a thoughtful plea for prison reform, boasted a potent performance by Burt Lancaster.

The remarkable combination of transparency and heft that Mr. Harnoncourt brings to the score yields an unusually potent performance.

But of even more importance to athletes, it has shown evidence of being a potent performance enhancer in mice.

"It's a potent performance enhancer, it's not that expensive and it's relatively easy to obtain," Tygart said.

Duncan M. Rogers, as Stan, delivers a potent performance as a man being consumed by self-doubt even as he projects a false air of confidence.