Sentence examples for so commanding that from inspiring English sources

Celtic were bold and defiant in winning 3-1, buthenen Lennon's personality is so commanding that a reaction was inevitable.

Pitching in the first playoff game of his 13-year career, Halladay was so dominant, so commanding, that the fielders behind him barely had to work.

Mr. Heston's screen presence was so commanding that he was never dominated by mammoth sets, spectacular effects or throngs of spear-waving extras.

Its style is so commanding that it permeated the idiom of those for whom it was daily bread, and made churches resistant to the idea of new translation.

How exactly is it that Vanda, who claims to have just glanced through the script on the subway, is practically word-perfect in the role, not to mention so commanding that Thomas is almost embarrassed to be reading opposite her?

As often as not they're just filled with anatomical odds and ends, though here the sculptural form itself is so commanding that what was hidden inside probably didn't matter much.

Henry may complain that he has grown old, but Mr. Howard's physical presence and performance are so commanding and robust that the naming of his successor does not appear to be a matter of immediate concern.

In a strong cast Michael Gambon and Eileen Atkins, last seen on stage together in another train-based drama (Yasmina Reza's The Unexpected Man) 14 years ago, are so commanding and intricate that they deliver a wealth of action in a tiny area.

He looked scared, looked as if he'd been drained of blood in some evil experiment in yet another movie, and a part of her wanted to be sorry for him, but another part, the part that was so commanding and fierce it overrode everything else, couldn't begin to be.

In this lean rendition of "Persians," running through Feb. 8, Mr. Whitehurst is so commanding as the Messenger that everything afterward seems anticlimactic.

So commanding is Mr. Hopkins's quietude that at times he seems to be following the advice an actor-friend gave him on what makes a good manservant: when he's in the room, the room is emptier.