Sentence examples for was distinctly lacking from inspiring English sources

But for Syrians, the holiday spirit was distinctly lacking.

The label gamely tackled the new "balloon" shape for evening, with stiff taffeta onion-shaped skirts worn with fine wool polonecks, but the result, while striking, was distinctly lacking in glamour and sex appeal.

But love was distinctly lacking from her creed, which was rooted in the Old Testament ("the history of the law") rather than the New ("the history of mercy") – which was why she had so much more time for the Chief Rabbi than for the established church.

Despite his major role in this success, Bourtzes's reward was distinctly lacking: angry at him for disobeying his orders, or, according to another account, for laying fire and destroying much of the city, Emperor Nikephoros dismissed him from his post and appointed a kinsman of his, Eustathios Maleinos, as the first governor of Antioch.

As a spectacle, however, the opening minutes were distinctly lacking.

This proposition, too, is distinctly lacking in perspective.

Not surprisingly, the detail of how this might work is distinctly lacking.

It's distinctly lacking in all the cliched Christmas flavours – definitely one for all the mixed-peel haters out there.

In the 1820s, Grimes reminds us, time spent eating was time taken away "from the serious business of making money," and Manhattanites were distinctly lacking in culinary sophistication.

Many of Hollywood's cops and criminals are distinctly lacking in substance – yet screenwriters needn't look too far for inspiration.

They are distinctly lacking in many areas but particularly up front, where they have the worst conversion rate in the league, scoring with just 4.6% of their chances.