Sentence examples similar to unassertive presence from inspiring English sources

In all three solos the sheen and preciousness that tend to be hallmarks of the made-for-art-fair art we have seen so much of in the past decade is replaced by plain, good-enough textures and an unassertive conceptual presence: we're about something but not primarily about art school, or forever, or breaking the bank.

This dish requires a simple, unassertive starch.

"There was something unobtrusive, unassertive, about her".

His words are tentative, unassertive, provisional, yet self-assured.

He was in need of some very unassertive ties.

And the cellist, modest, unassertive, resigned, is her equal.

CANADIANS used to think of themselves as being quiet, modest and unassertive.

He is also widely seen as an unassertive crony of Gulab Mangal, the provincial governor.

Sectionalism was in comparative abeyance, replaced by a rather unassertive nationalism.

The resulting political message, however, inhibited Mankiewicz, whose direction was unusually unassertive.

They're smallish and unassertive and read clearly only up close.