Sentence examples for seductive role from inspiring English sources

Perhaps it is this aspect of smoking — its seductive role in procrastination — that makes so many writers itch to light up.

Iran and Venezuela are hardly seductive role models, but Mr Hiro is also right to identify a growing interest in copying China, where the Communist Party has kept its monopoly on power and engineered superior economic growth, a seductive combination for any reluctant democrat.Yet Mr Hiro's analysis is marred by gaps and inconsistencies.

Indeed, this must be one of the most seductive roles ever written for that voice.The Kirov Opera under its charismatic leader, Valery Gergiev, is presenting "The Demon" at the Châtelet theatre in Paris for five performances.

Ms. Deneuve, the legendary and perhaps most ethereal beauty of France, has come down to earth in this film, "The Girl on the Train"; she plays a sad widow, one of the least seductive roles in her long career.

She was offered non-seductive roles but knew that she was only box-office in the buff.

Most ingeniously, she formed a theater troupe, mounting lavish productions featuring herself in seductive leading roles.

Stewart is also very stylish and seductive in the role of Vonnie, although her role is essentially passive: she sheds tears, though the default position is a cool and even temper.

The Shepherd was Saimir Pirgu, perhaps not quite as suave and seductive as the role implies; and Georgia Jarman was Roger's wife, Roxana, who had little to do other than sing her famous song in the second act, urging her husband to take up the Shepherd's ideas, but did it very well.

Pierre Clementi, the darkly handsome French character actor who made a specialty of seductive and menacing roles, died on Dec. 27 in Paris.

Ms. Kowroski stressed the role's seductive aspects over its doll-like mechanics.

British actresses were considered for the role, a seductive Arab mistress, but the French actress, Ludivine Sagnier was chosen instead.