Sentence examples for touch of grand from inspiring English sources

Orange, lemon and a touch of Grand Marnier added the interesting fillip of acid and sweet.

The final staging has more than a touch of Grand Guignol: the audience first hears Joan's avenging voice, apparently coming from nowhere.

There is a touch of the Grand Concourse in the El Dorado, which does not have the finesse of a building like, say, the Beresford.

Roddy Doyle contributes a touch of Dublin Grand Guignol, and for engaging irony and wryness we have Mary Lavin's "Lilacs", and Bernard MacLavery making a device for illumination out of a slight case of lockjaw.

Take the old dried out stuff in the drawer, and mix it with a touch of Amaretto, or Grand Marnier.

— Jeff Gordinier Gothamist: For a touch of holiday nostalgia, check out these photos of grand old New York dining palaces.

From the vantage of YouTube and of Grand Theft Auto video games, there is a touching innocence to some attractions.

The ingenuity of the ending is its encapsulation of grand currents of history in a majestic yet deft, brisk but profound touch.

All four - of which Nigel was the second - were forbidden to touch his grand piano, which he himself played with more bombast than skill.

A new, couples-friendly spa called Soothe is adding a touch of romantic luxury to the yet-unfinished Grand Lodge on Peak 7 (866-664-9782; www.grandlodgeonpeak7.com).

This, in part, accounts for the characteristic "touch" of uprights, which is distinct from that of grands.