Sentence examples for pretty faint from inspiring English sources

They're pretty faint, but they're permanent.

But though it looked superb, I can't recall a TV drama so utterly dominated by the performance of its lead actor, in this case Michael Sheen transcending even his own recent high standards (The Deal, Dirty Filthy Love...), bringing Kenneth Williams back to painfully vivid life in a characterisation for which the description tour-de-force is, frankly, pretty faint praise.

But even the infrared that does make it here is pretty faint, so you want to capture every photon you can get.

The Times found his performance "mesmerising" while The Observer described it as "a characterisation for which the description tour-de-force is, frankly, pretty faint praise".

I think by that time I pretty much fainted, because I can't remember any details.

As a grown-up, I'm not excited by pretty scenery and faint, philosophical musing—I want writers and designers to get their hands dirty.

Picture the boss who questions your methods after their own decision derails an important project, the date who frequently claims not to understand what you've said, even when you've been perfectly clear, or the friend who always damns you with faint praise ("Pretty good job this time!").

Warning: this episode does get pretty raw, so the faint-of-heart beware.

But that was pretty distant, and a very faint memory.

It's pretty hardcore and not for the faint-hearted.

Heylin's approach with pretty much everyone is to damn with faint praise, whatever the talent.