well-turned

Example Sentences

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"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

That passion, born from Rojas’ love of the style and culture found in the NBA, began in earnest with a well-timed picture of a well-turned double-play.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2023

I share her discomfort, although I’ve only encountered CrimeCon secondhand, through Monroe’s lively and well-turned reporting.

From Slate • Aug. 26, 2019

The effect is both piquantly engaging and dishearteningly synthetic, like a well-turned sound effect—one simulating the thud of a screenplay dropped on a desk.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 8, 2019

The pun is the clown among jokes, the well-turned paradox is the polished comedian, and the highest comedy verges upon tragedy, just as the keenest edge of tragedy is often tempered by a subtle humour.

From Miscellaneous Aphorisms; The Soul of Man by Wilde, Oscar