Sentence examples for seem slightly off from inspiring English sources

Or do positions, titles and value statements seem slightly off?" Maybe they even have a different focus altogether.

While the full skirt shape reflects what a gown of the period might have looked like, Ms. Durran studied the 1950s designs of Balenciaga and Dior to create the bodice, making it seem slightly off kilter.

Mike Keys, who in 2016 won a seat as a Democrat on the board of trustees in Macomb County's Clinton Township, said the anxiety in the area can make Trump's economic optimism seem slightly off-key.

Throwing out tons of different ideas, especially ideas that might seem slightly off-the-wall can be a great idea to pick out a few really good ideas.

"Everything about it seems slightly off, misguided," writes Prose, before she goes on to examine exactly what Guggenheim might have meant, what her relationship with her daughter might truly have been.

Klitschko said before the fight that he was in the best shape of his life, but his timing seemed slightly off in his first bout in nearly 10 months.

"Random" seems slightly off as a description, in that Hoplamazian announced this pending outburst of hospitality, and the months of consumer research that preceded it, in a guest post on a USA Today business-travel blog.

Walsh was imposing the directive of a sterner line on the "jackal" player holding his own bodyweight - something that is rife in the game - but the consistency of interpretation seemed slightly off, which frustrated captain Greig Laidlaw.

When you watch the movie, you'll notice something seems slightly off in the performance.

If the location of your fingertips seems slightly off, you may need to slightly slide your fingertips across your cheeks to the proper location.

At first, the title of this novel — a glib phrase, usually followed by an exclamation point — seems slightly off-key for Gordimer, a Nobel laureate and an activist.