Sentence examples for shown a streak from inspiring English sources

Montanans have shown a streak of independence, as well.

Ms. Giffords, 40, who grew up in Tucson and has always shown a streak of independence, holds strong political views that she is not afraid to voice.

In the process, he has shown a streak of ruthlessness in outmaneuvering his opponents and going back on his word.

Kumaratunga, then in her 30's, showed a streak of independence from her mother, personally and politically.

Appointed for life on a fat salary in 1993, he showed a streak of independence that largely freed his bank from suspicions that it could be influenced by politicians.

(The new songs show a streak of modern country, the current musical heir to 1970s arena rock. One, "Can't Stop Lovin' You," pairs Mr. Tyler with Carrie Underwood, the country belter and "American Idol" winner).

Taking his gloves, he wiped it on the fence to show a streak of muck.

Japan's Fuji Television Network showed a streak of light heading into the sky, taken from a camera at China's border with North Korea.

I alternate between "It's working!" to "It's not worth the pain"; alerting her readers to not be "surprised if the catharsis rises in tone, if I become incendiary, or show a streak of pessimism".

I might even contrast Obama with John McCain, whose marital history shows a streak of cruel opportunism, suggesting a man who will always abandon his principles and the welfare of the disadvantaged, as he abandoned his first disadvantaged wife when it proved expedient.

Mr Kan has not yet shown a decisive streak.