Sentences with phrase «of one's former self»

Even the gentlemen monsters, which were just plain funny in past games, were a shadow of their former selves in this game.

The xbox brand as a whole is but a shell of its former self since its inception... The 1st xbox remains as my favorite xbox.

It has been widely assumed that pregnancy and motherhood turns women into a less intelligent version of their former self, to put it politely.

The resulting sculpture retains the texture and shape of the original object, yet is an eerie ghost of its former self.

Too many classic franchises have come back, only to be pale shadows of their former selves with all that made them great ripped out.

It's not easy, but there are ways to make it a bit easier so that we won't be shells of our former selves when the school year draws to a close.

It's a loss of former self and a person you may never see again.

I realize that having children is life - changing and that as moms we do lose a piece of our former self (this isn't college anymore!).

But what makes him intriguing is that he can project an image of his former self to keep others at distance, and therefore unable to see his true form.

By shifting their context and incorporating elements from film, television, theater, advertising and cartoon, they take on new meaning beyond the fragments of their former selves.

Today it's a mere shadow of its former self.

Many former tech leaders are now shells of their former selves or have gone out of business.

He looks like a less - than - perfect version of his former self but is very much in line with the ugly vegetable movement.

He's now a shadow of his former self with no legs.

Conceptual artist Charles Gains speaks with Marshall about his childhood in South Central Los Angeles, his approach to art as activism, and the inspiration behind his landmark work, «Self Portrait of the Artist as a Shadow of His Former Self» (1980).

They have just become caricatures of their former selves from other films.

Williams will probably turn back into a shadow of his former self in Game 5 and the Nets still aren't likely to make it out of the first round.

Cole showed glimpses of his former self in his 18 months back at Upton Park, but he is probably not the sort of signing Villa fans were hoping for.

Alexis on the other hand seems to be a shadow of his former self for now.

All - New Enemy Faction: The Miller and his loyal workmen have become eerie husks of their former selves.

The objects become remnants of their former selves, forcing their viewers to conjure up new interpretations.

The # 25million signing from Arsenal has been a shadow of his former self since arriving at the Etihad Stadium, and his laziness and unwillingness to work for the team has cost City on several occasions this season, none more so than when he jumped out of the way of the ball to allow his fellow Arsenal team mate Robin van Persie to score the winning goal against his team for Manchester United.

Sporting their dark blue third kit, Everton looked like a subdued shadow of their former selves before a ball was even kicked.

He's world - weary and withdrawn, and yet there's still hints of his former self in the way he speaks to Arcadia, always hinting that his fiery former personality hasn't left him entirely.

Electrifying quarterback Michael Vick showed flashes of his former self and silenced skeptics as the new - look Falcons held off the 49ers

Peyton Manning set the all - time mark in passing yards in 2015, but he had quickly become a shell of his former self at age 39.

Those who were giants back then — Nokia, BlackBerry, and Motorola — are shells of their former selves after failing to prevent the iPhone's rise.

I am not saying Wenger knows best, I am saying that Wenger has become a shadow of his former self due to not having the support he had when Dein was at Arsenal, he does his best for Arsenal.

The same can not be said of the Acer Aspire VX 15, which mangles colors until they're unrecognizable, cruel parodies of their former selves.

Laurent Koscielny is just a mere shadow of his former self of the 2011 - 12 season.

This fifth installment of Clare's tremendously successful and well - loved series, The Mortal Instruments, has all that the first books have to offer: demon slaying, love triangles, evil super-villains bent on destroying the world, and boyfriends who have been possessed and turned into aloof clones of their former selves.

I hear about authors who are reduced to shadows of their former selves because poor sales or dysfunctional relationships or even fears over an uncertain future have made them doubt — their talent, maybe, or their ability to persevere within the business for any number of reasons.

From below the tarnished underbelly of the same instruments become black cartoons of their former selves, silhouetted against the white ceiling to echo the ornate ceilings preserved in the adjoining galleries.

Smartphone pioneer BlackBerry may be just a shadow of its former self now, but its massive success a decade ago established its home region of Waterloo, Ont.

A successful paper is turned into a shell of its former self so its hedge fund owners can buy houses in the Hamptons.

Esprit then spent five years shriveling to a morsel of its former self before Tompkins Buell relinquished all ownership of and involvement in the company in December.

The form of Christianity that used to be dominant is reconstituted into a purer form of its former self.

Ratliff — 33 years old and a shell of his former self Bostic?

on another note its encoraging to see ramsey returning to something of his former self — although everton and spurs are worlds apart in terms of being a premiership threat.

But I still will not forgive them for severely downsizing the picnic party fries to an abomination of its former self.

But Arsene Wenger still refuses to drop him or even give him a rest so he can recover a little, and yet again the Chilean looked like a shadow of his former self against West Ham last night.

Yes, the Roar were a shadow of their former selves during their opening six games of the season, but surely he deserved more time to turn things back around?

Mikel is seen as a good utility player by Mourinho whilst Fabregas, who has been a shade of his former self since December, can play in a number of roles.

However, Antonio Conte surprisingly decided to sell the Serbian international to us last summer and they've been a shadow of their former selves ever since.

Despite not having the pace and sharpness of old, the swagger and verve of his former self is beginning to show.

It was Smalling who lost Ings for Burnley's equaliser but Evans looked a shadow of his former self once more as there were several occasions where the pair got mixed up and the ball broke to Ings or Ashley Barnes in the box.