Sentence examples for rocky life from inspiring English sources

Suddenly, the spare Shakespearean set is transformed into the components of a whaling ship, and the intertwined tale of two men set on vengeance -- King Lear and Captain Ahab -- comes to rocky life.

"At Liberty," in which the 77-year-old Ms. Stritch sang, danced and talked her way through recollections of a rocky life in the theater, became less a lament for a lost era of Broadway brio than a testimony that its spirit endures.

Bobby Brown's rocky life in spotlight hits tragic note with daughter's death.

But I'm glad no one told me that, because I wouldn't take back my (albeit rocky) life path for anything.

Tosches book was a real investigative piece, written like a prose which dove headfirst into the wild and rocky life that Liston lived.

Richard Renteria felt that the story's conclusion was a missed opportunity "to add a new layer of guilt to Peter's already rocky life by allowing May to finally have the send off she deserves," while Troy Brownfield felt that the storyline damaged Marvel continuity and Spider-Man's decision was "selfish and childish," not to mention "a big middle finger to the idea of marriage in comics".

As Denby's pile fluctuates his exact gains and losses are quoted in the chapter subheads, but the chapters themselves are an eccentric mix of often lacerating confessions about his rocky love life and seminarish meditations on capitalism, conspicuous consumption and the psychological roots of greed.

Duke tells Tommy that the only way to get the respect Tommy wants would be to beat Rocky one-on-one, so Duke and Tommy find Rocky at a bar, and Tommy challenges Rocky to a street fight that may put Rocky's life on the line.

Everett's series juxtaposes all the glitzy fantasy of the "Rocky Horror" life with the posters, stuffed animals, bookshelves and other humdrum accessories of domestic life.

Rocky's life lends itself to compelling first-person narratives.

Falcone's rocky family life also rings true.