Sentence examples for splendid bit from inspiring English sources

The centerpiece of the film is a splendid bit of romantic and principled performance art on the part of Barack.

Joleon Lescott immediately follows up with a splendid bit of defensive work, having been alert enough to follow up and be on hand to hook clear as assorted Ukraine strikers waited to pounce.

After realizing through a splendid bit of oblique deduction that he has failed to stop the war -- he sees Tojo, the war leader, out promenading not in his customary uniform but in misleading tweeds -- Harry tries to get his hostile and disbelieving embassy to warn Hawaii.

(There is a splendid ironic bit about Lenin teaching a shopkeeper's daughter to say in Russian "How much does it cost?" and "We don't give discounts").

"A scrap of paper torn from a pad arrived with a message from Kevin saying that he had got the rights to cover Ibiza 1990 for television, adding: 'We'd better get our heads together to turn this splendid wheeze into a bit of TV magic.' At that stage we didn't have any money to make the film, but Kevin managed to persuade a friend to stump up the necessary cash".

You'll find several knockout performances, including Edward O'Blenis' work as the disappointed and dissolute Dr. Astrov, Greig Sargeant's sensitive turn in the title role, and Mary Neufeld's splendid work (in a bit of gender-blind casting) as the aging professor who's blithely unaware of how his actions affect those around him.

He has only praise for his successors on News at Ten, calling them "all absolutely splendid", but peer a bit closer at current anchor Mark Austin.

Miss Evans wore outfits of fringes, satins and studs that were every bit as sartorially splendid as those sported by her husband.

Though the exterior of the church is splendid the interior is a bit dilapidated, yet for me this merely heightened its emotional appeal.

Remove the wart, and poems and visions stop; remove bits of those splendid brains, and the science and music would also stop.

Around the corner from Belgium's royal palace, Number 17 Rue Ducale is a splendid 19th-century Brussels mansion, if a bit bombastic.