Sentences with phrase «almost supernatural»

«I had come to see language as an almost supernatural force, existing between people, bringing our brains, shielded in centimeter - thick skulls, into communion.

Painting steadily over the last three decades, Brown crafts paintings with an immaculate, almost supernatural level of detail and fluidity.

When we look at them it is as if we are looking into a strange, almost supernatural world in which everything is sharply distorted and space multiplies and expands.

The models» skin in the photographs is made up and flawless, and Belin uses light to create a flat, two - dimensional impression of almost supernatural beauty.

The mid-sized 3 - D printed works, in their resemblance of Rorschach drawings and compelling abstraction, provide the exhibition with an air of almost supernatural mystery.

The Dark Knight is imbued with incredible stealth and melee combat skills as well as a clever detective mode allowing the almost supernatural investigation of every grim shadowy location.

These cases and others — from the commonly known (Alzheimer's disease) to the highly unusual (Ecstatic epilepsy, in which seizures convey a feeling of transcendent joy) to the almost supernatural (the Doppelganger effect, where people see and interact with a duplicate of their own body)-- are linked, Ananthaswamy suggests, by the simple fact that each condition involves disruptions in an area of the brain where the «self» is thought to reside.

Mary Elizabeth's death seemed almost supernatural to me.

Combine this engrained knowledge with exquisite prose that is so deeply felt and finely nuanced with almost supernatural sharpness that — well, words fail me.

The almost supernatural growth of the subcompact segment proves car buyers in America are becoming more than off - handedly interested in better fuel economy.

The stylish interior and the uncanny or almost supernatural exterior designs are amazing!!!

There are a few quirks to get used to — the brake pedal isn't a pedal, it's a touch - sensitive, pyramid - shaped rubber button where pressure, not pedal travel, equals stopping power; the feedback - free, hydraulic rack - and - pinion steering is as disconnected and consistent as a rheostat, and it feels like that of no other car on the planet — but the sharp - yet - pillowy ride and handling combination is almost supernatural.

Two of «em are shown here: a watch with almost supernatural powers, and a car that emits flames if being chased.

From the occult rituals of Ben Wheatley's Kill List and the esoteric strangeness of Robert Eggers» The Witch, to the quiet, sea - demon haunting Paul Wright's For Those in Peril and the ritual nastiness of David Keating's Wake Wood, Night of the Demon's themes still have an unnerving, almost supernatural pull on the stranger end of British cinema even today.

By taking time to get to know the likable characters and their small cosy world of Haddonfield, Illinois, and then introducing an almost supernatural element of threat and terror; Halloween challenges the ideas of home and safety.

Coupled with his talent for chemistry, robotics and hypnotism, Mysterio's illusions often blur the line between reality and fantasy, to the point where his work seems almost supernatural in nature.

Robert quickly unveils an almost supernatural talent for combat — a kind of macho - gallant superpower — to hit back at these bullies on her behalf and put right other wrongs elsewhere in the city.

In Japanese folklore «yōkai» is the name given to almost any supernatural entity, regardless of their appearances and abilities.

The film succeeds in that regard because of Lisa Owen, who brings to the role an almost supernatural vitality and warmth.

It's almost supernatural in a way because she completely transforms the character both mentally and physically.

The main problem is that the original Hitcher was a very silly film — Ryder had almost supernatural powers and the uncanny ability to be everywhere at once.

Phil Traill's film introduces class divisions and culture - clash tensions only to immediately pull its punches, having Kim overcome one adversity after another with almost supernatural ease.

Cate Blanchett is one of those actors that seems almost supernatural, capable of disappearing into roles as large as Bob Dylan and Galadriel, while instantly imbuing more popcorn fare like the upcoming Thor: Ragnarok with a sense of knowing intelligence.

After Jen is left for dead, her reemergence could fairly be written off as absurd, but its sheer unlikelihood gives her an almost supernatural quality, like she's animated by the souls of wronged women past.

The way they appear and vanish is almost supernatural, and it deliberately mimics the way horror movies toy with their audiences; there's a bit in the first film where Speedman is desperately rifling through his car and a finger menacingly makes its way into the frame to tap him on the shoulder, barely a half step away from having someone actually jump out and yell, «Boo!»

On one level, this film's premise is ludicrous, presenting Alice as a woman with an almost supernatural ability to learn new vocations and adapt to new situations.

A couple of years ago I started having some mysterious health problems and one of the manifestations was during winter, I'd take outfit photos and I'd look not just pale, but that strange almost supernatural pale with a hint of grey (think Jack White at his most unhealthy - looking).

It wasn't my intention to evoke a mysterious, almost supernatural feel with my outfit, but with my talented boyfriend behind the camera as always, I end up loving every journey the photos take us.

«He was regarded by many as an almost supernatural being, his name symbolizing then — as it does now — the highest reaches of the human mind,» wrote Brian.

The amount of energy your child has seems almost supernatural at times, and you may find yourself struggling just to keep up.

From the natural, to the almost supernatural, and several in between, a baby's gender may be...

It has an almost supernatural virtue of being able to sustain endurance by eating a small piece.

It's almost supernatural.

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But their primary allegiance is to the supernatural and living faith embraced by orthodox Christians for almost two thousand years.

The interesting thing about accepting the premise of supernatural being (s), is that you can apply perfect logic to a false premise and the conclusions will almost always be false.

Catholic identity was presented almost entirely in terms of belonging to the local community, with little mention of supernatural relationships or a personal spiritual life.

«So almost our entire approach to engaging Muslims is through supernatural encounters.»

For instance, E. P. Sanders says it is «almost indisputable» that «Jesus was a Galilean who preached and healed,» while the cheerful apostate and self - described «happy agnostic» Bart Ehrman believes scholars of any persuasion can affirm that Jesus performed healings and exorcisms without evaluating the claim that Jesus did so with supernatural power.

And the third supersedes the rest as being a state of almost mysticism in that one has analyzed both sides and can see truth in both the supernatural, and the skeptical.

The emphasis on the supernatural Jesus — the relentlesly singular «personal Savior» dynamic and the focus on the gifts of the Spirit, almost to the exclusion of everything else — just didn't ring true, and I wasn't the only person I knew who got chewed up pretty badly when «miracles» didn't happen or they couldn't keep the happyhappy going.

Imagination works even when we are almost unconscious, and it is not too surprising that we imagine up seemingly supernatural things from this free - wheeling input.

Eventually it came to be expressed almost exclusively in the mythological terms of a supernatural unseen world.

That Jesus was aware with every breath he drew of the eternal kingship of God everyone will agree; that he believed men could come even now in some real sense and measure under the righteous and loving rule of God is almost equally clear; and only by the most tortuous methods of interpreting the Gospels can one escape the conclusion that Jesus expected the kingdom of God as a future supernatural order.

When the Anglican patristic scholar and Church historian Trevor Jalland concluded his Bampton Lectures at Oxford in 1942 (published in 1944 as The Church and the Papacy: A Historical Study), he spoke of the Roman Church as having «in its long and remarkable history a supernatural grandeur which no mere secular institution has ever attained in equal measure,» and went on to refer to «its strange, almost mystical, faithfulness to type, its marked degree of changelessness, its steadfast clinging to tradition and to precedent.»

I know that I should spend it responsibly if I won, but I really want to get the new camo jeans at James Jeans and then I'd buy Season 10 of Supernatural on Amazon Instant Video so I don't have to wait, I can watch each episode almost right after they air.

Like to watch a few tv shows like supernatural and almost human.

Thus in search of some love and security of her own, Nell, as she likes to be called, is the perfect receptor for the spirits who make themselves known almost immediately upon arrival and reveal a supernatural game of cat - and - mouse which has been ongoing for a century.

That same year also found the promising young actress replacing Ellen Page as the lead in Sam Raimi's supernatural horrorcomedy Drag Me to Hell, though curiously she vanished from the spotlight almost immediately thereafter.

Currently to be seen kicking alien asses in Battle: Los Angeles, Michelle Rodriguez» next film looks set to be supernatural rather than intergalactic: she's revealed that she's almost certainly signing on for The Home.

Wizardry of the technological kind broke the film out of the mold of the standard Marvel movie and turned the tale of Doctor Strange's supernatural awakening into a breathtaking spectacle, ranging from ever - shifting urban geographies to a high - speed multidimensional flight that can leave audiences almost as short of breath as the film's protagonist.