Sentences with phrase «past prime»

Most of the works are from the 1970s through the»90s, and feel like minor efforts, or the work of painters past their prime.

It could be that Lewis was poking fun at someone in his community, a bit past her prime, dreaming of love, but the artist also allows us to witness a person experiencing an inner event and in trying to understand her inner state we can see the possibilities and limitations for shared experiences — what do we do, exactly, when we want to understand how another is feeling?

At the time these works were dismissed by most as pornographic fantasies of an impotent old man or the slapdash works of an artist who was past his prime.

A major new show opening Friday at the Dallas Museum of Art looks at Pollock when the artist was supposedly past his prime.

He might have suffered as an artist without connections — or a derivative artist who clung to a style past its prime.

Meanwhile, Jackson Pollock turns up allegedly past his prime.

The PC has never welcomed the series, and with Halo feeling increasingly past its prime things are unlikely to change anytime soon.

Can Harmonix manage to bring some new life into a genre that many think might be already past its prime?

The game is set to take place five years after the original, with a 19 - year old Ellie in the main character position, though Joel will return as a man past his prime.

Unfortunately, the game is past its prime.

Revelations offers the unusual perspective of playing a video game character who is past his prime, who is looking to the next generation.

There was also a time when I owned a Sega Genesis (past its prime), and I loved the original Sonic the Hedgehog games, especially Sonic 2.

It is a strategy RPG where players control a team of heroes who are past their prime while going on an epic quest to bring their King's twin daughters to school.

Shadow Complex gave me a brief and enjoyable foray into a game genre that I consider well past its prime.

You enter Hollow Knight's world long past its prime — a dying kingdom, its society torn to pieces and its heroes already fallen.

The cast are both past their prime, but still fit for combat, so i wonder if the game will imploy a Darkest Dungeon style aliment system where heroes will get de-buffs based on their age or past adventures.

It's a classic quote, but Mortal Kombat is moving past its prime to a place where it just needs to move on.

Better yet: they'll send them to you on a monthly plan, so it's impossible to forget that your sponge is past its prime.

They did not sell the puppies for a profit and dump the mom in the shelter when she was past her prime.

A dog breeder who owns a sought - after stud or dam should avoid breeding them past their prime, and before their prime.

King was well past his prime and had been struggling with a weak back end for a couple of years.

When she is past her prime, pregnancy in a dog requires some extra care and caution.

The lowered litter box and maturity cat food in my pantry remind me that Sweetie is a bit past her prime.

Dogs often enjoy eating food that is past its prime.

If it's a female, she might be past her prime time thus breeding wouldn't even be an option.

Macrophages can prevent cancer by detecting and eating cells that are past their prime, or by eating existing cancer cells directly.

It doesn't mean that they are past their prime and won't be loving or fun pets.

Ricky added, «We do tend to come across dogs, especially pedigrees, which are past their prime, and had owners who were not willing to spend money on their medical treatment.»

Many people think that a ten year old cat is past its prime.

I can also admit to tossing food or storing it way past its prime because I had purchased a bunch and didn't want to throw it out.

Conventional wisdom is that companies paying dividends are past their prime.

Regardless of the numbers, are they past their prime?

Investing is strategically planning for your future, through various avenues — which will help you in your golden years, so you're not working far past your prime.

Other reviewers say this author is past his prime.

That's the thing about the PB 301: On the outside it looks like a basic, nothing - special ebook reader that's past its prime, but then on the inside it's got a lot more going for it than most of the big - name ereaders currently on the market.

We all know the current BB OS is well past its prime.

They must have forgot that they took $ 50 off the Voyage in past Prime exclusive deals.

They offer consistently good flavor — better than fresh peas that have aged past their prime.

Evan packed a bag with a weekend's worth of clothes his mother hated for him to wear: old bowling shirts, worn khakis, tennis shoes a year past their prime.

Finally, the last Langdon child, Claire, born when her parents are past their prime, is her father's favorite, but doesn't get much attention from her mother.

The Colorado shares segment space with the Toyota Tacoma and Nissan Frontier — both of which are well past their prime.

The outside, even though it aged well, is beginning to show it's past its prime time and unsurprisingly, a facelift is on the table.

What was worthy of an All - Star nod just over a year ago is already starting to feel past its prime.

I agree with Nick - this sounds like a battery that's past its prime == out of warranty (they pick those warranty periods for a reason!).

In this research note, I discuss the theory and evidence relating to work - study to answer the question: is the idea of work - study past its prime?

And yet, much still strains with squandered intentions: the feature's darkness that dissipates too quickly, its length that pushes many of the jokes past their prime, and the tiring repetition that eradicates any subtleties.

From the moment we see Moore's Charley preparing for their evening in at her snazzy pad, as she is plastering on her makeup, cigarette dangling carelessly from her lips, she becomes an unforgettably vivid personality: a woman who considers herself past her prime, lonely and hopeless about remedying that, and resentful at the continuing attractiveness of George (even if he can not take advantage of his attractiveness in the same way a handsome straight man could).

The seemingly effortless camera work, emphasizing the gentle, subdued colors of an autumn past its prime, sets the perfect mood for this story of loneliness, penance and redemption.»

Set in 1973, Battle of the Sexes takes place in an era when a aging sports figure well past his prime could fascinate the media by issuing outlandish challenges to highly - qualified women, all the time wearing a t - shirt loudly proclaiming himsef as a «male chauvinist pig.»

When he arrives, he meets Hertzell's dysfunctional family, including his mother Roberta (Kathy Bates, Love Liza, American Outlaws), a free - spirit years past her prime.