Sentence examples for quite devoid from inspiring English sources

The longest to have survived purports to be by Herodotus himself; but it is quite devoid of objective truth.

In Italy, life is dedicated to pleasure; in Spain, it is never quite devoid of the tragic.

(A cavalier describing himself in relation to the woman he adores: "A simple soldier, quite devoid of wit/I find I'm in her presence, and that's it").

As for Mr. Tadie's own biography, it turns out to be quite devoid of any compelling insight into Proust's character or work.

He was quite devoid of the dubious, if effective, quality of "ratlike cunning" once ascribed to successful journalists and all too familiar in the higher reaches of party politics.

Tony was gracious, open-minded and thoughtful, always ready to listen before opining on anything, and quite devoid of the sense of pomposity or self-aggrandisement to be found elsewhere in politics.

But this book is quite exuberantly devoid of political argumentation; it is a loving portrait of a rambunctious monster, warts and all.

Mr. Morris has a sexy swagger, and keeps an admirably straight face in the central role, his voice deep and true, not quite as devoid of expression as Clint Eastwood's, but close enough.

Angelin Preljocaj's "Songe de Medée" — no less idiotic, with Medea daubing herself flamboyantly and lingeringly in her children's blood — is quite as devoid of interesting or expressive choreography.

It has been devoid of ideas quite honestly".

Nine months after the wedding their only child, Dorothy, was born on 14 September 1886; they likely discontinued physical relations after the honeymoon, and Olivia realised quite soon that the marriage was devoid of passion.