104 Sentences With "a smidgen of"

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All it took was curiosity and a smidgen of perseverance. from The Verge
Then we paused, heads shaking with a smidgen of shame. from The New York Times
These facilities struggle to provide even a smidgen of personal autonomy. from The New York Times
That could mean better predictions and policy recommendations without a smidgen of economic analysis. from Economist
This book is alternate-universe science fiction bolstered by a smidgen of theoretical physics. from The New York Times
There is a smidgen of evidence outside of the calls to support cooperation allegations. from Vox
I even let her wear eyeliner and lip gloss with a smidgen of color. from The New York Times
Three buns, two patties, and a smidgen of lettuce, sauce, pickles, onions, and cheese. from Business Insider
Over three days, I saw all, some, or a smidgen of twenty-eight performances. from New Yorker
There might be a smidgen of tension in the Harvard Law School faculty lounge. from The Hill
Some senior officials confirmed the remarks, while others attempted to create a smidgen of ambiguity. from The Hill
Except he has one tell, a tic that betrays a smidgen of mortal human nervousness. from Vice
Well, it was seven days' worth of ups and downs, with just a smidgen of schadenfreude. from Wired
Rod Blagojevich from prison may give him a smidgen of credibility with the state's black community. from Politico
All it takes is a smidgen of patience to wait on the corner for a yellow cab. from The New York Times
It's such a simple switch in thinking, executed with a smidgen of flair, yet its effect is profound. from The Verge
Ostapenko won the French Open last year by swinging for the lines without a smidgen of self doubt. from The New York Times
Instead, you let an eye be drawn here and there, catching a snippet of this, a smidgen of that. from Vice
Toss in a little GE chairman Jeffrey R. Immelt, and flavor with a smidgen of Amazon chief Jeff Bezos. from Vox
The most "slice of plain white bread with just a smidgen of warm margarine" sex-havers in the universe. from Vice
Many of the largest arts organizations in the United States survive with just a smidgen of federal financial help. from The New York Times
Williams was short and broad-shouldered, with the peculiar quality denoted, perhaps with a smidgen of hyperbole, by his nickname. from The New York Times
Christina Berriman Dawson brings a smidgen of bouncy energy to her performance as Kelly, another repeat offender and drug abuser. from The New York Times
It's a little bit Crocodile Hunter, a little bit Fear Factor, and a smidgen of Jackass — a comparison Peterson hates. from Buzzfeed News
Even his engaging Mostly Mozart program, heavy on the 18th century and deliciously so, slipped in a smidgen of Ligeti. from The New York Times
Whatever the reason, we're all clearly grasping for a smidgen of something like TLC but with a little more wit. from Vice
And he is certainly more vulnerable than he would be if he engaged in even a smidgen of actual populism. from The New York Times
Were I genetically predisposed or cursed with a lower pain threshold, I might have just a smidgen of an alcohol problem. from The New York Times
This will also speed play and, in making the ideal toss more elusive, take away a smidgen of a server's advantage. from The New York Times
Ulthar's unholy blend of black, doom, and death metal comes with a smidgen of thrash, and a whole lot of Lovecraftian horror. from Vice
Has nobody told Derulo that a sexual partner might be useful for companionship, emotional support and even a smidgen of reflective conversation? from Vice
In 1926, the Federal Radio Commission was formed to regulate radio, which had only a smidgen of the effects Facebook now has. from The New York Times
Basically, it's an X3 sport utility with the useful boxy back end sliced off and a smidgen of back-seat headroom excised. from The New York Times
His Iago has a nice subtly seething quality; his Petruchio a swagger, humor and a smidgen of sensitivity; his Benedick a bruised braggadocio. from The New York Times
There will be tears, a smidgen of drama, and at some point the relationship between the contestants will shift from supportive to catty. from Vice
The Senate could restore a smidgen of honor to the tainted reputation of the United States by rejecting Ms. Haspel for the post. from The New York Times
After the El Paso shootings, Trump showed he couldn't even pass the base test of a human being, demonstrating a smidgen of empathy. from The New York Times
She addressed the roomful of strangers for ten minutes about galaxy rotation, soaked up some patronising criticism and a smidgen of praise—and left. from Economist
If the other terminals at Newark had even a smidgen of the choices here, the airport itself might once again become an enjoyable destination. from The New York Times
When a pair of protons collide in the Large Hadron Collider, they recreate a smidgen of the original Big Bang that jump-started the cosmos. from The New York Times
But such a pseudo-sense of anguished continuum is available to those with a smidgen of imagination at Place Denfert-Rochereau in the Parisian Catacombs. from Hyperallergic
In any case, if you can't be forgiven for indulging in a smidgen of mugging while performing Mr. Frayn's raucously delightful comedy, when can you be? from The New York Times
With only a smidgen of guidance from the highest court in the land, the cases will head back down to federal appeals courts for another go. from Economist
So it is hardly surprising that the former Democratic contender exacted a smidgen of wry revenge Tuesday after Flynn resigned as President Donald Trump's national security adviser. from CNBC
Mr Hammond offered a smidgen of extra NHS funding and channelled an extra £1.2bn in 2017-213 towards social care, which will ease the burden on hospitals. from Economist
U.S. stocks are back near record highs and investors are stockpiling the lowest-grade corporate bonds with only a smidgen of extra compensation for the added risk. from Reuters
He seemed to suggest he had a smidgen of respect for, or at least curiosity about, the maverick leader, the most recent incarnation of a longstanding dynasty. from The New York Times
If you haven't watched the episodes, there's a smidgen of stuff on the show's site, or hunt around on your "smart" TV if you have one of those. from The New York Times
Other readers have pegged Abbey as an unrepentant chauvinist and possessing more than a smidgen of sanctimony, wishing to impose on others his own rigid strictures for living. from The New York Times
Some experts warn that under President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Egypt is sliding from authoritarian rule into a totalitarian system where even a smidgen of dissent is intolerable. from The New York Times
Combining shamrocks, superheroes, spying and a smidgen of feminism — March is Women's History Month — this production from Funikijam World Music features the company's first female lead, Ashton Parrack. from The New York Times
Sure, those early employees might only have a smidgen of equity, but that equity could be worth a whole heck of a lot if they join the right startup. from TechCrunch
On the day I married my wife, she was to me, without a smidgen of doubt, the most mind-bogglingly bodacious babe I'd ever seen in all my life. from Refinery 29
The #Resistance, by contrast, is partisan by definition; it's made up overwhelming of Democrats who want to unseat President Donald Trump, with perhaps a smidgen of Never Trump Republicans. from New Republic
But his unsparing reaction to their bids stoked speculation that they enjoyed support from a corner of the security establishment, a smidgen of dissent that Mr. Sisi found intolerable. from The New York Times
Set to to Bohuslav Martinu's Symphony No. 6 ("Fantaisies Symphoniques") and a smidgen of electronic sound, the one-act version was made for the great dramatic ballerina Lynn Seymour. from The New York Times
Once the meat forms a dark crust on the bottom, it's time to add the seasonings — the lime juice, fish sauce and soy sauce, softened with a smidgen of sugar. from The New York Times
A replica of the country's famed Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, it stands just a tad shorter than the original to show a smidgen of deference to the sacred Buddhist monument. from The New York Times
It's the first time we've had a smidgen of hope, and it's largely due to the women who spoke out against a cycle of abuse by her client, Mr. Weinstein. from The New York Times
Isaac F. Silvera, a professor of physics at Harvard, and his colleagues used two interlocking pieces of diamond to compress a smidgen of hydrogen and then heated it with laser pulses. from The New York Times
I actually had a smidgen of hope that the president would step up during his visit and show he cared about the plight of 3.5 million American citizens on the island. from The Hill
Mr. Rush's performance as the selfish, self-doubting genius is never less than diverting, and there's a smidgen of excitement when Caroline's pimps wreck the studio (though honestly it's hard to tell). from The New York Times
Its sustainable business model is welcome today, and, for many of us, its subversive staples and fuss-free design fill a smidgen of the hole left by Phoebe Philo's departure from Celine. from The New York Times
One of the series' most satisfying redemption arcs has gone to Bronn, who started out as a purely mercenary sellsword and wound up developing a smidgen of grudging loyalty toward the good guys. from Vox
Indeed, in many ways that has been the designer formula: Take a smidgen of silhouette from here, a dash of decoration from there, sprinkle with a touch of art or architecture and voilà! from The New York Times
As you sprinkle black pepper on your morning eggs, try not to think about the fact you may be eating more than 40 insect fragments with every teaspoon, along with a smidgen of rodent hair. from CNN
Now, there might be a smidgen of excusability if the name was always used as a pejorative but sadly, the joke label stuck, and and brostep boys embraced the name in a sweaty bear hug. from Vice
My goal here isn't to list and place odds on the 30-plus Democratic politicians and nonpoliticians who have given more than a smidgen of consideration to 2020 and aren't completely delusional to have done so. from The New York Times
In bathrooms with a closet or large medicine cabinet, a slender vanity on tall legs or one mounted directly to the wall can deliver a clean look with just a smidgen of extra space for toothbrushes. from The New York Times
But when he talked about how Fidel had outsmarted so many American presidents, and how Fidel had cunningly dodged all those assassination attempts, it was not just a smidgen of admiration he betrayed, but an identification. from The New York Times
Manspreading designates that men, when given only a smidgen of space (the bottom part of a seat) can defy that restriction to claim as much space, not just as they need, but as they want, with impunity. from Vice
In addition to the multi-day bloodbath on Wall Street, the U.S.-China tariffs war will cost 190,000 American jobs thus far and shave a smidgen of GDP growth from the economy, projects Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics. from Axios
Call me a dreamer, but I am waiting for someone to make a Choose Your Own Adventure that has a smidgen of historical accuracy, a game that includes some of the unimaginable—but yes, real— moments from the past fourteen years. from Vice
It is a delicious meal when served over buttered noodles with parsley and maybe especially so if you make like some of your fellow Cooking subscribers and add a smidgen of smoked paprika to the sour cream that coats the meat. from The New York Times
The standard Democrats must meet, Philbin argued, is that there is not a "smidgen" of legitimate public interest in investigating Hunter Biden's membership on the board of a Ukrainian natural gas company while his father Joe Biden was vice president. from CNBC
Japan government bond (JGB) yields have climbed, with the benchmark 10-year yield rising from as low as negative 0.273 percent shortly before the Bank of Japan (BOJ) announcement, to within a smidgen of the zero line, touching negative 0.009 percent on Tuesday. from CNBC
No. 4003, if you do sell and resell my data over and over again and make lots of money or do something that inconveniences me, then I should have access to that information and maybe even get a smidgen of the money. from Vox
Counting Tom Hardy and director Ridley Scott among its producers, this "A Christmas Carol" boasts star power in front of and behind the camera, and deserves a smidgen of credit for its ambition and the immersive nature of its 19th-century trappings. from CNN
However, Baze, a Swiss-based personal nutrition startup providing blood tests you can do in the convenience of your own home, collects just a smidgen of your sanguine fluid through an MIT manufactured device, which, according to the company, is in accordance with FDA regulations. from TechCrunch
To counterpoint the smoothness of the roll-ups, some of the models wore what Pecis termed "a variation on the finger wave" — a curl lightly fixed to the side of the face with a smidgen of hairspray and a cold blast from the hair dryer. from The New York Times
When Mr Wessler said that police should be able to see no more than 24 hours of cell-location data without a warrant, the chief suggested that warrantless access to even a smidgen of data may violate an individual's privacy, outflanking the ACLU lawyer from the left. from Economist
He seems, at times, not to know whether Trudeau's words should be performed as a political stump speech or an earnest sermon, but that is not surprising, since the prime minister's tone wobbles from one mode to the other, with a smidgen of TED Talk thrown in. from The New York Times
" — Yin Hong, film professor at Tsinghua University, on the Sina Weibo microblog The similarity of the premise to past films "wouldn't be such a problem if Zhang or his scribes had devoted even a smidgen of time to giving the respective commanders identities or back stories. from The New York Times
In response to the news that Magic Leap's VP of PR Andy Fouché is leaving the company for the same stealth startup its chief marketing exec left for last month, the secretive mixed reality company has released a smidgen of news related, assumedly, to its mixed reality device for consumers, the name. from TechCrunch
"It was quite a mess, but you just had to keep going," Ken Peppercorn, now 21944, told The Observer newspaper in London, reflecting the stoicism of his generation in his account of wading ashore under fire and scrambling to find a smidgen of cover in a crater hewed from the dunes by shellfire. from The New York Times
And in the case of his new book, "The Pigeon Tunnel," it fails to diminish our pleasure in reading these stories from his life — stories, he suggests, that might well contain a smidgen of imaginative shaping ("real truth lies, if anywhere, not in facts, but in nuance") — or, perhaps, a dash of self-dramatization. from The New York Times
The formal and thematic elements of Armitage's work, as much as his artistic education, align it with the more narrative branches of the School of London, namely the paintings of R. B. Kitaj, with a smidgen of Francis Bacon and David Hockney thrown in (if those two diametrically opposed figures can cohabit a single artist's imagination). from Hyperallergic
Though Platoon was banned in Vietnam over its problematic portrayal of Vietnamese people, I remember from growing up that the movie was extremely important to my dad, who lived through the Vietnam War, and for whom it meant a lot to see even a smidgen of his experience represented, as measly as that representation may have been. from Refinery 29
Maybe, in the end, an Alabama-like formula of depressed white rural turnout, a smidgen of suburbanites going Democratic, and an enthused multiethnic anti-Trump vote will be the concoction that puts Democrats back in power—giving them the chance to more actively pay back black women for the years, decades, centuries of being at the progressive fore without much thanks. from Vice
"I don't care who you are, there's a fantastic chance you know the paralyzing fear that shoots up your spine when you're watching a smidgen of erotica and you think you hear the door open, a creak from the stairway or even a random footstep," wrote Mike Wehner, an editor at the tech-culture site Daily Dot who took the V.R. porn plunge. from The New York Times
From it he pinched a smidgen of snuff and packed the tobacco into his dudeen, a terrible habit for a young man to possess.
Since the summer of 2016, the furlane shoes are walking their way into high fashion. They have often been reshaped into an elegantly modified, elongated shape that has a smidgen of heel and a softly peaked toe. Spotted at the Venice Biennale, the furlane shoes have won appeal for their ethical origins from eco-friendly recycled materials, simple elegance, and adaptability to various circumstances.
Empire gave the film three out of five, writing, "Visually stunning, thoroughly belligerent and as shallow as a pygmy's paddling pool, this is a whole heap of style tinged with just a smidgen of substance." Comic Book Resources' Mark Cronan found the film compelling, leaving him "with a feeling of power, from having been witness to something grand". IGN's Todd Gilchrist acclaimed Zack Snyder as a cinematic visionary and "a possible redeemer of modern moviemaking".
Congo Grille is a chain of family restaurants in the Philippines named for its African jungle-themed interiors. In contrast to the decor, the cuisine is predominantly Filipino with a smidgen of Western and Chinese foods. The award- winning restaurant is also popularly known as The Sisig King for its recent achievements in a food feast celebrating the favorite Filipino dish. The chain has plans to build stores overseas, especially in the United States.
Reighley says that the musical elements on the track slowly move around each other, citing the "jazz bass, staccato keyboard blips, a smidgen of banjo, the fluttering of double-time programmed drums." According to Hermes, the track is closer to acid jazz as a term than musicians working in the genre. The track shares its "devastating beat work" and elements of jungle and electro with "Funkyar," which contains "deftly serene symphonics." "Twister", meanwhile, features different sounds spiralling around space music beats and heavy, thunderous basslines.
" Sid Smith of the Chicago Tribune called the film "lethal farce, combining hints of The Lavender Hill Mob, doses of Joe Orton and a smidgen of the Farrelly brothers' scatology in its mix." He added, "The sibling rivalry/resolution meant to give the movie its sweet, heartfelt thread is weak, and there are stretches in which the comedy sags or settles for the predictable. But Death provides an adult tonic in a season typically abandoned to the comic book cocktail. There are worse ways to escape the August heat.
His first book, First Cameraman: Documenting the Obama Presidency in Real Time, was published in August 2012 by Times Books. In The Washington Post, Rutger's professor David Greenberg said "Its singular, quirky take on Obama's brief career adds a smidgen of useful information to the historical record." The Atlantic's Nancy Scola, in reviewing the book, observed that "Chaudhary writes with the looseness of someone whose political experience consists of being told to tell stories, which means there's plenty of gossipy bits for campaign enthusiasts." The book was also reviewed by NPR's Morning Edition, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist,"First Cameraman", Booklist, July 1, 2012. Vol.
In June 2015, W262CO began airing 80s-based classic hits as "Rewind 100.3". The station began by playing 10,000 songs in a row by such artists as Michael Jackson, Madonna, INXS and Bon Jovi. On November 20, 2015 W288CQ and WTMT-HD3 launched as "Legends and The Young Guns, 105.5 The Outlaw", with a mix of current and classic country, as well as a smidgen of Southern rock.Saga Launches Asheville Outlaw Artists will include Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Zac Brown, Marshall Tucker Band, The Allman Brothers Band and Lynyrd Skynyrd.
" "Overexposed" is instrumentated with a quick-moving wobbly right-hand synth, keyboard, bass guitar, kickdrum and hi- hat. The song's Pre-Chorus is “Like a picture / I was overexposed / Be-lieve me / I saw you with my eyes closed,” and the vocals during the chorus are in unison with the keyboard. "I Said" includes elements of EDM, and a fuzzy bass that "dominate the song even more than his [Matt's] repetitive chorus of “I said I said I said it's real / I said I said I said take the wheel / But you said you said you said no deal.”" The song was described by Allmusic as a "rubbery midtempo ballad that injects a smidgen of melancholy into the proceedings.
" Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter said, "Coppola's attitude toward her subject seems equivocal, uncertain; there is perhaps a smidgen of social commentary, but she seems far too at home in the world she depicts to offer a rewarding critique of it." Emma Watson's performance as Nicki received critical acclaim. Richard Roeper called her "comedic gold", while Gleiberman wrote that Watson "proves that her willingness to take chances is only growing, and that she's an actress serious enough to turn a line like 'Your butt looks awesome!' into something that reveals character." Cath Clarke of Time Out commented positively on Watson, saying, "The real story here isn't the good-girl-goes-bad stunt casting; it's that Watson can act.
Jack himself envisioned a chance to simultaneously seize a plum reporting assignment and spend at least a smidgen of quality time with his family. But, on the way to India, their plane, a Boeing 747-200 owned by AM Air, an American airline, makes an unscheduled stopover in Limassol, Cyprus, because of a mechanical problem. After a while of waiting inside the Limassol airport, everyone gets back on the plane—which is then hijacked by a group of terrorists known as the August 15th Movement, led by a Serbian man named Ivanic Loyvek (Serge Soric) and his right-hand man Karadan Maldic (Ivan Marevich). And they are demanding $50,000,000 from the U.S. State Department in one hour or everyone on the airplane will die.
The New York Times writer Neil Strauss called the album "one of the year's best rap offerings" and wrote that "The Roots move indiscriminately from politically conscious lyrics (not just about black America but also about Bosnia, the Olympics and terrorism) to silly rhymes ('roam like a cellular phone/far from home')". The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that "while it doesn't sacrifice a smidgen of street-level intensity, it reaffirms just how far-reaching (and how far removed from the gangsta stereotype) hip-hop can be". Tracii McGregor of The Source magazine called it "a thoughtful musical endeavor ... an emotional and spiritually fulfilling aural experience". Spin critic Selwyn Seyfu Hinds described it as "an artistic progression, and added confirmation of the Roots' place at hip-hop's vanguard".
Smith wrote that the film "plays for laughs and as a speedy trip through tabloid memory," and concluded that "strange as it sounds, it actually succeeds in earning the guy a smidgen of sympathy." Reviewers for People wrote that Louis "doesn't bear much resemblance" to Trump, and that "after we see the mogul shed a tear over press reports of his massive debt, the filmmakers basically skip the '90s, omitting the details of what he later calls the 'single greatest corporate comeback in U.S. history.' If it was that great, tell us more." John Leonard of New York magazine wrote that the film contained no "surprises" and that Louis "has a lean and hungry look that's altogether missing from the man he impersonates".
Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic felt that the CD version of the album was "not all that much fun to hear, even if the reinterpretations of the 20-year-old hits are interesting. The DVD doesn't feel as cold thanks entirely to the pizzazz of the visuals and the determined efficiency of the show, but even so, this is primarily of interest to the diehards who don't mind purchasing another live CD/DVD set just a year after the first." Ed Gonzalez from Slant Magazine felt that the concert finale in the album "is a reminder that Madonna's music need not be motivated by sex or politics to be good as long as it displays a smidgen of heart and soul." Thomas Inskeep from Stylus Magazine also complimented the finale of the tour.