Sentences with phrase «peculiar experience»

I have to say, one of the most peculiar experiences of the New York City marathon — which I've somehow never noticed in any other race including the marathon — is my sneakers sticking to the ground after sloshing through all the spilled Gatorade at each fluid station.

Some years ago, when I was teaching at a theological seminary in South Africa, I had a very peculiar experience; as with the bear in James Thurber's «bear that could take it or leave it alone,» the experience was somewhat more frightening to my colleagues than is my normal, somewhat cynical self.

Xhaka, who excelled at the heart of the Swiss midfield - especially following Albania captain Lorik Cana's red card - felt both he and his brother delivered strong displays during what was a wholly peculiar experience.

Traditional tecniques and rituals combined with the unique and peculiar experience proposed by the teachers will let the student explore meditation as tought by ancient text to transversal contaminations with other disciplines as proposed by the daoist meditation.

Whether you realized at the time or not, your opinion was largely based on your peculiar experience with what is often dubbed as the greatest force in the world.

I just had the peculiar experience of watching a screening of «The Human Stain» in a theatre where I was the only person in the entire room.

In Nick Flynn's new book, «The Reenactments,» the memoirist and poet delivers a meditation on the peculiar experience of watching his life story become a movie.

Even in EWB form the Phantom will hit 60mph in 5.8 sec, a peculiar experience in a production car whose ride quality and insulation from surroundings are still without equal.

Hi Angela, Thanks for sharing such a peculiar experience — it's really not helpful to anyone for a publishing executive to be rude and disrespectful to aspiring authors.

Touring Japan by rail can be a peculiar experience for the European rail traveller.

Touring Japan by rail is a peculiar experience for the European rail traveller.

It was somewhat of a peculiar experience.

Nier: Automata is a peculiar experience to critique as it's constantly changing and evolving, with each new playthrough providing a sliver of reflection; my impressions of trepidation upon viewing the ending of Route A were completely different compared to my unanimous praise of Route C and its subsequent endings.

3 «Mathematics was a peculiar experience for me.

After months of seeing the bridge incomplete, cycling over it for the first time may be a peculiar experience.