Sentence examples for striking mood from inspiring English sources

Owen Farrell is in a striking mood today.

In striking contrast, the mood at Planned Parenthood's downtown Manhattan clinic was one of cheery professionalism.

Bruce Wolosoff's score for violin and piano abounded with striking shifts of mood and intensity, but the choreography too often involved little more than shifts of position.

These images have a striking intensity of mood: a Miss Haversham-like beauty mixed with intimations of sinister rituals and obsessions.

"The other strange thing is the striking difference in mood if your compare the Weinstein story to a similar one involving another Oscar recipient, the director Roman Polanski".

Lighting designer Lee Curran is a key artistic collaborator, creating striking patterns and moods for the largely bare sets.

It is striking how subdued the mood is as the president heads into his second inauguration party.

Their blend was perhaps most striking on Duke Ellington's "Mood Indigo," taken at a cowpoke clip with banjo accompaniment by Mr. Harris and a bass solo by Tony Scherr.

What's striking about this bleak mood is that by the usual measures the economy isn't doing that badly — at least not yet.

But more striking was the sensible mood that prevailed: bidders knew what things were worth and, for the most part, stubbornly hunted for a good buy.

Confidence in the Catholic church among respondents in Chile has plummeted to just 38%, from 62% last year, following a paedophilia scandal.This year's more disgruntled mood is striking because public concern about unemployment and economic problems has returned to its pre-crisis level (see chart 5).