Sentence examples for understated start from inspiring English sources

On Wednesday night he made an assured, if understated, start as he greeted the faithful from the St Peter's Basilica balcony.

Adrien Begrand from PopMatters compared it to "More More More", the opening track of Fever, saying "In contrast to the pulsating, hi-hat driven dance beat of Fevers "More More More", Body Language gets off to a more understated start".

The understated snare starts to sync up with the passage of the shadows of the street lights through the cab's interior and as the bars of darkness scan my girlfriend's wet face, I know that the track will stay with me long after she's gone.

Ten years ago this week, an understated revolution started at the BBC News website.

It is like watching a day, a season or a life proceed with understated majesty from start to finish.

In Washington, the State Department praised the Chinese government in a statement that reflected the United States' handling of the case from the start: understated and nonconfrontational, despite the emotions and high stakes involved for both countries.

Not exactly the most understated performer to start off with, Florence Welch's set involves an orchestra and choir, a cover of Drake's Take Care and a performance of the Calvin Harris house remix of Spectrum.

HITS Alabama Shakes The always understated Brittany Howard started Alabama Shakes's rained-on set by apologising for the weather, before launching into an all-out performance that saw her sweating, crying and screaming.

Because after 25 years or so of understated shoulder lines (which started with Giorgio Armani), we are heading back towards the linebacker silhouette of the 1980s.

Heidi Rauch, a 42-year-old founder of Belabumbum, a sleek but understated lingerie brand that started selling nursing-bras in 2003, said of the new crop: "They speak to the stereotypical end of what is sexy.

They can seem understated, almost lackadaisical, when they start.