Sentence examples for teasing against from inspiring English sources

Ms. Shankar echoes both her father's singing phrases and his aggressive, joyfully flamboyant attack, and Mr. Kulur played up the contrast with gliding, curling lines teasing against her staccato ones.

"Round Midnight" began with a bass line, followed by Mr. Jarrett's mysterious, abstruse chords and an improvisation that raced and skipped, teasing against the music's pulse; the recognizable melody arrived near the end, only to dissolve in new harmonies and a final pensive soliloquy.

The 20-second clip of a mournful song, teased against a black backdrop during an X Factor advert break at the weekend, suggested that Adele was still raking over past heartbreak.

What had once been no more perilous than a teasing opener against a side to whom they had not lost in four meetings was suddenly fraught with danger.

Adults in charge need to take a firm stand against teasing, bullying and harassment.

He always knows where that line is, and he's always teasing right up against it".

Watching this, we're not sure that she isn't teasing or taking revenge against Grant, who has committed sins against her in the past.

Meanwhile, one of his sons harbors a growing resentment against the teasing of his siblings, and his youngest wife yearns for some undivided affection.

Helena was a lively and outspoken child, and reacted against brotherly teasing by punching the bully on the nose.

The director of the FBI was publicly teasing possible criminal charges against a major-party presidential nominee just days before voters went to the polls in most states (and after early voting was well underway).

"Oddly enough, the worst behavior in terms of teasing, taunting and threats is against female-to-male athletes," Carroll said.