Sentences with word «plaintive»

If officials of the big corporations that make infant formula resembled their consumers, the sound of plaintive cries and choked wails might at this very instant be replacing happy coos and gurgles in the executive suite.

Nasty Piece Of Stuff contrasts speedy film fragments of present - day Soho nightlife with plaintive accounts of the 1960s gay scene.

Meowing is normal, but excessive, plaintive meowing may indicate an underlying cause, such as cognitive dysfunction.

The effect of Darnielle's powerful lyrics and plaintive voice, set against the luminous colors of Anonymous 4, was just magical.

The kind that really makes you scratch your head after reading them, and inspire you to utter the poignantly plaintive refrain, «What the hell was that all about?»

The generous soundstage gave the horns plenty of room to breathe, not to mention Michael's plaintive vocal that blanketed me in feelings of longing and regret.

A cat in heat's plaintive sounds are typically accompanied by body language, such as assuming the mating position.

One featured a mother talking over plaintive piano about her wish for her son to have the same rights as his sister: «Luke has goals of settling down with someone, and I want him to be able to do that.»

After hearing Zoe's plaintive howl once, Dr. Yin let her dog sleep in her car whenever they went away on subsequent trips.

A sparse, plaintive score by Aaron Martin and Dag Rosenqvist (interspersed with bursts of spontaneous song) lends an air of yearning, subtly implying transcendence amid these day - to - day travails.

While the remaining software problems are not significant, the lock itself is ultimately immature, it's plaintive whine during operating is a disconcerting sign that something still isn't quite right with it.

Just when everyone at the table has tried to change the subject without success, the collective noise of the kids in the other room abruptly goes silent and is replaces with the solitary, plaintive wail of an injured child.

The cry sometimes becomes even more plaintive, «What do I eat for breakfast if I / my spouse / children don't like / can't eat eggs?»

There are plaintive laments of Yahweh's passive enmity:

Socially, the game's soundtrack is proficient, delivering everything from plaintive piano - based melodies to stirring harmonies.

I made much the same point a year ago in response to Ramesh Ponnuru's plaintive observation that «To be a good reformer [in liberal eyes] a conservative has to agree that the vast bulk of conservatives are insane.»

Do you remember that plaintive post I wrote last month, in which I shamelessly begged a «school food visionary» to come to Houston ISD?

«If you think genetically modified crops are dangerous «frankenfoods» and / or that crop disease is best controlled with chemicals — if you suspect federal regulators care more about Big Ag's interests than your family's, thus the whole game is rigged — plaintive tales of historical famines won't change your mind about genetic modification for disease resistance,» McComas said.

Immobility Body — crouched directly on top of all fours, shaking Belly — not exposed, rapid breathing Legs — bent Tail — close to the body Head — lower than the body, motionless Eyes — fully open Pupils — fully dilated Ears — fully flattened back on the head Whiskers — back Vocalisation — plaintive miaow, yowling, growling or silent Hissing, growling, shaking, drooling Involuntary urination, defecation Aggression if approached

Plaintive phone call from Chris: he's also banned from WhatsApp.

And, best of all, there was the posthumous, lovingly assembled Imagine: John Lennon (88), including the famous 1969 anti-war «Bed - In,» the TV confrontation with ultraconservative cartoonist Al Capp, never before seen footage of Lennon at home and at work, and of course several plaintive renditions of the title song.

He might even use the same plaintive moaning tone with which that line was delivered today.

You can practically hear the landfills» plaintive moans!

The end result is one of Hong's most plaintive and philosophical works.

Reynolds is one of his best roles, which he plays with a mix of hardness and monumental selfishness, combined with an almost plaintive need to keep coming back to his own talent, to this thing that nourishes and devours him.

Relapse / Detox Grid presents nine colorful yet plaintive pictures in a slide show - like narrative, offering glimpses of a life rooted in struggle, along with Goldin's own recovery at a detox center, seen in the bottom row.

Then she put the mask on, its sound chip emitting Chewie's plaintive growl every time she opened her mouth.

Even so, Farmers Co-operative Dairy received numerous phone calls, e-mails and plaintive social media bleats, all urging it to reconsider its decision to discontinue the product it had been selling since 1962.

The leper's cry is too plaintive; it catches at our heart strings.

Another pause ensued, during which this single curt, plaintive syllable hovered unelaborated between us.

But when she writes about the apparition, her real feelings erupt: bitter anger and contempt, and plaintive misery, over having been abandoned.

From the opening, plaintive strains of the theme to the final, shocking denouement, The Winter Soldier bangs on every conceivable level.

The missionaries are literally plaintive in their appeal that the church of Christ re-establish her long lost unity.

At other times, in plaintive accents, he would plead, «O Christ!

This development in turn has given rise to the increasing plaintive cries, including Hunter's own, for more attention to theological reflection in the exercise of this ministerial office.

More competitors come flowing in, and in the welcoming tumult, one plaintive common cry carries through the crowd: «Beer?

Stealing almost a yard of space, he was able to direct a neat volley past Wayne Hennessey, who could only look in plaintive bafflement at the red shirts in front of him.

See last year's plaintive dispatch to find out what happened then.

Written by Kristen Anderson - Lopez and Robert Lopez, the songs cover a broad range of traditional Mexican styles, from plaintive ballads to raucous mariachi.

Shot in one unbroken close - up on Hathaway's hopeless face, it's an unforgettably plaintive and poignant moment that will shatter your heart into a million pieces and force the Academy to seal their votes tomorrow.

Amid the large cast, Sacha Baron Cohen and Helena Bonham - Carter as the scoundrel comic - relief types buttonhole the camera before it can buttonhole them, Samantha Barks makes an agreeably plaintive Éponine, and Eddie Redmayne has a surprisingly strong tenor as the lovelorn revolutionary Marius.

Yet I'll See You In My Dreams is primarily a one - woman show, nowhere more evident than in the sublime scene in which Carol sings a karaoke rendition of «Cry Me A River» that resonates with world - weary wisdom and plaintive regret.

Cast Off opens with plaintive -LSB-...]