Sentence examples for to incisive from inspiring English sources
adjective
Quickly proceeding to judgment and forceful in expression; decisive; forthright.
- An incisive producer, who expressed vehement disapproval with my pitch upon my first sentence.
He is a resolute allegorist, and has given the punch of reality to incisive fictional critiques of, variously, imperialism ("Waiting for the Barbarians," 1980), apartheid ("Life and Times of Michael K," 1983) and post-apartheid anarchy ("Disgrace," 1999).
Best of all there was further evidence of a return to incisive attacking form for Cazorla, who scored Arsenal's second and fourth goals, the first a sublime running left-foot dink from a tight angle.
It was complicated by Kennan's tendency to defend on occasion each side of the issue — leading to incisive and quite unsentimental essays and diary entries analyzing the global balance of power, followed by comparable reflections questioning the morality of practicing traditional power politics in the nuclear age.
Bodegas Ameztoi Txakoli di Getaria, Spain 2014 (from £11.95, Slurp; Noel Young Wines) The Basque country is part of what is sometimes called 'green Spain', where the cooling bite of the wind and the rain from the Atlantic provides a climate conducive not only to vegetables, but to incisive dry white wines.
Since then there have been a variety of commentaries from journalists, academics, and pundits that range from unpersuasive to incisive (one useful insight is offered here).
Pouncing on Alberto Moreno's failure to clear Sissoko's low cross following a one-two with Dummett, the 21-year-old, £1.5m signing from Tenerife intervened to incisive effect, hooking the ball home from close range.
Ferguson turned provider, with Euan Murray latching on to his incisive pass to double the advantage.
If hip-hop is to be deployed to equally incisive effect it needs, above all, to bury the machismo.
Moreover, Mr. Thielemann, 47, is a conductor with a contemporary sensibility who also wants playing to be incisive and up to date.
To be witty, you also have to be sharp, and to offer incisive and clever comments at the right moment.
His remarks tended to be incisive and sometimes led to worthwhile tangents about his own writing and what seemed to work for him.
