Sentences with phrase «seems pompous»

It always seems pompous to write the plural of referendum correctly, but I don't want a sea of emails reminding me of my grammatical ineptitude.

Just would like to point out that it seems pompous that 5000 years of people believed in spirits existing...

Not exact matches

In a recent fireside chat, Dennis Chookaszian, the long - time CEO of CNA Insurance and more recently a substantial angel and early - stage investor and advisor to numerous companies, departed from the usual plethora of pompous pieties that seem to pass for content at technology panel discussions of late.

«Brights» was pompous, «Skeptic» (my personal favorite) seems to just lead to blank looks, «Atheist» and «Agnostic» are misdefined (or are ill - defined may be a better phrasing) constantly.

It has a reputation as a Grandma drink, and it's what writers use to make a character seem stuff or pompous - just look at Frasier, and Mr. Banks from Mary Poppins.

You see, I know that Monckton is a pompous ass and frequently seems to be antagonistic purely for the sake of a charged debate, but I would say that he too has suffered from a similar amount of vitriol to that experienced by Kevin Trenberth and often for no good reason.

The passion you and your writers have shines through, but above all else, you have the one blog that doesn't seem to be patronising, pompous or overly opinionated.

Meanwhile, Edward Norton seems to be having a blast playing Keaton's pompous costar in the play that he's putting on - and is that a refreshingly down - to - Earth turn from Zach Galifianakis we see?

She rambled, she seemed self - involved, overly dramatic, pompous... let's just say it's probably a good thing she hasn't accepted too many awards publicly this year because I think it would have damaged her Oscar chances.

Best Actor: Jeff Bridges — True Grit — an amusing, disgusting, powerful presence that makes everything seem possible & REAL Jesse Eisenberg — Social Network — smart, subtle, fearless & very, very funny in a very, very specific way Colin Firth — King's Speech — appropriately pompous with vulnerability the audience adores — a true star turn and a true joy to behold James Franco — 127 Hours — wild and impassioned and believable with manliness battling it out with sensitivity in almost every frame Hrithik Roshan — Guzaarish — remarkably vulnerable with an edge of steel and a level of frustrated yearning that blew me away

Like 300, the cinematography is pompous and showy (I seem to remember the comic had a lot more pink), but this can easily be forgiven.

What new insights or learning could support these wise, admired experts and not seem condescending or pompous?

From here, mostly, the rest seems to the lay person like smoke and mirrors and pompous huffing.)

Is it because you feel yourself to be a fundamentally a better human being, than the vast majority of those who sell used cars — as opposed to used homes, because it just seems like pompous sentiment?