Sentences with phrase «against one's face»

In short, there are always ways to do things that go against the face of convention and the best part is that these ways are much more profitable.

My daughter likes her head to be above my shoulder - first pressed against my face and then as she falls asleep she likes to put her head on my shoulder.

The first 10 minutes of the drama attempt to redefine the close - up; the camera practically pressed up against the face of its troubled lead.

My boys (7 months) like to have a light, soft blanket against their face when they fall asleep.

Sometimes religion can be used by the patients as an effective defense against facing their problems realistically, but at other times it can be a powerful motivating and integrating force.

What exactly do the two of you have against facing reality?

You'll feel strange holding the large slab of glass against your face; you'll look kind of goofy, too.

It's not a color that looks good against my face, so perhaps a pair of jeans?

That's why I really liked your examples — you always put another color against the face and the gray at the bottom makes this other color look brilliant.

The air was bright and cold against his face, and the snow in the driveway was already halfway to his knees.

There is, for example, the fact that he can use the office and its powers as a protective device against facing himself.

I laid still for some time and felt the sun against my face praying you would decided to be born that day.

I've learned that this style of earrings is definitely my favorite out of hers, as the shape seems more flattering than the regular shape against my face.

I was still chilled, my curls were still damp, and the steam felt wonderful against my face.

I would have loved to see someone walking with this literal brick against their face.

However, when handed a fabric or shown a sofa, they will reach out and touch it with their hands or put the fabric against their face.

It would probably work well if the red weren't up against my face.

Step 2: Load into the tire with your back straight, your chest against the tire, and your arms wide (and straight) against the face of the tire.

An adventurous and convenient alternative to traditional tours, an easy - to - ride scooter allows you to get off the beaten path and explore Ibiza at your own pace, with the warm breeze against your face.

By placing more of the weight on your forehead, with the goggle section just resting against your face via a hinge above the head strap, the Mirage Solo already feels more comfortable than most smaller VR headsets.

It seems a bit like measuring my temperature with a rectal thermometer compared with a thermomenter held against my face while I was standing in the open air.

In her exhibition essay, O'Brien writes, «Her paintings are premised on the truth that she stood in this place, with the light casting shadows just so, the temperature of the air warm or cool, the sun warm against her face, protected by the brim of a straw hat; her fingers able to employ brush to linen against the wind of a New Jersey winter.»

Here is a Muslim woman who makes some sense, arguing for items of modesty such as burkini but against face veiling.

I'm pretty impressed that he takes care of the first step himself, even when his nosebleed lasts so long that he's holding another wipe against his face as he patiently sets up the bucket with his free hand.

«However within the last 20 years, some life insurance companies have designed policies that allow their policyholder's to draw against the face value of the policy in the event of a terminal, chronic or critical illness.

But once you get used to wearing it, the headset feels lighter and more comfortable than most of its competition, sealing against your face with a firm but pliable ring of foam.

It isn't an easy sit, the end resolution a cultural demolition that, no matter how pure the intentions of the survivors might be, could prove to be even more heinous than the violence they, their compatriots and those standing against them all faced in a cold, lonely wilderness where every step could be someone's last.

(Actually, my nose is so big it pretty much flattens against my face.

Early in the fourth quarter, as the Chiefs were backed against us facing first - and - 10 in a 17 - 10 game, the crowd was as loud as it had been at any point since kickoff.

«Establishments with hundreds of complaints lodged against them faced little or no repercussions.

Yup, when they lovingly rub their face against your face, they are leaving their scent all over you.

That's partially because the type of fitness at Black Box VR gyms doesn't require a lot of movement, so the headset doesn't slam against your face or fly off mid-jumping-jack.

Bent over with his fists clenched against a face hidden in utter frustration, the subject appears engulfed in grief.

It's time for you to start to walk with Reason and to take off the blinders that have been strapped against your face since you were indoctrinated by your parents as a child.

He just pressed two fingers against her face and pushed her away.»

To fish, Akaji perches on an overhang that projects 15 feet over the water, so that each wave sweeping under him thumps against the face of the undercut, shatters into a curtain of spray and with a prolonged hiss rolls seaward again until its froth is overwhelmed by the next assaulting wave.

As if to say, that we always up against it facing Monaco.

It felt good to be wet and muddy and have that Sun burning softly against our faces to keep us warm.

They are drawn to the softest, silkiest textures rubbing them between their fingers or against their faces finding comfort there.

Glad @rheawolfson elected to Labour NEC - inspiring young woman who showed courage & character in face of «big names» organising against her

For example, as a non-smoker I hate it when a pedestrian in front of me starts lightning a cigarette and all that smoke waves against my face.

Asked why Ukip had changed from its 2013 stance, when Mr Nuttall said the party would not pursue a blanket ban against face - covering veils, Mr Nuttall said: «There's obviously the bigger security threat that we face now.

Previous research had documented a bias against faces perceived as untrustworthy, but much of the research had relied on study participants contemplating criminal verdicts hypothetically.

I stumbled out of bed at 6 am, rushed down the street from my apartment in the darkness, rain pounding against my face, and walked into my first class at my neighborhood hot yoga studio.