well-turned
Example Sentences
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As adult as “Good Grief” sometimes feels, it also plays a tad thinly, plotted without too much attention paid to what makes sense, or what might warrant richer exploration beyond a well-turned line.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2024
"For his part, Depp delivers his lines in well-turned French, wearing fine powder and a stiff white wig, and yet he seems strangely uncomfortable in the role - adequate but not especially engaged," he added.
From BBC • May 17, 2023
However furious, they are also ingratiating, emphasizing familiar situations, comic personalities and well-turned put-downs.
From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2020
I share her discomfort, although I’ve only encountered CrimeCon secondhand, through Monroe’s lively and well-turned reporting.
From Slate • Aug. 26, 2019
Rabbi Remorse Red-herring was an unofficial preacher who officiated at mourning services in private houses, having a gift of well-turned eulogy.
From The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies by Zangwill, Israel
