Sentence examples for serious classic from inspiring English sources

"Some people will like these serious, classic books, some people won't.

"The 39 Steps" was originally a big, serious, classic 1935 Alfred Hitchcock movie about spies between the wars, dashing heroes and classy dames.

This concerns something much more serious: classic literature.

"Serious and classic, but not much persistence in the mouth," the juror to my left whispered to me.

In that sense, Volkswagen's actions are oddly reminiscent of (while obviously far more serious) the classic "Seinfeld" episode in which the characters become enamored with a new frozen yogurt that's incredibly tasty but still somehow "a hundred percent nonfat".

Where some pianists focus on the serious, central classics, he became known, at least on disc, as an immaculate interpreter of the exotic fringes of the repertory: Scharwenka, Sauer, Hummel, spiced with swathes of frothy encore music by the likes of Mompou or his own high-camp arrangements of big Broadway numbers in the style of Beethoven or Chopin.

Divided into ten sections covering all categories of proteins, vegetables, and desserts even housekeeping and gardening, the Apicius cookbook has some serious cornerstone classics, like a good soufflé.

"It will be colorful and very high-fashion but not as serious or stiffly classic as Paris," Mr. Ducasse said.

A serious student of classic drinks, Mr. Morgenthaler happily bucks tradition with his nog, whipping up small batches in that clever anachronism, the blender.

He is often portrayed as the classic "serious clown" whose intense, driven private personality is at odds with his public image as a jokey, happy-go-lucky talkshow host.

As MacFarlane demonstrated during his Oscar-hosting duties last year, the one thing he just might be serious about is classic pop music of the Great American Songbook era.