Sentences with phrase «sense of amusement»

Amid the strife of the Culture Wars and the heated partisan divides between Red and Blue states, one thing seems to bring together a great many Americans across both sides of the nation's secular / sacred divide: a deep, abiding sense of amusement and incredulity — if not outright contempt — for purveyors and supporters of the so - called «Prosperity Gospel».

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Contemporary modernists like Barth, Barthelme, Coover, Pynchon and Gass offer works that are, in Dillard's estimate, nearly completely artifactual, objects of wonder, amusement or contemplation, but not to be taken in any sense as mirroring reality «out there.»

From the way their lips form words, from the body language that speaks more than words, from sharing a close space with another soul that brings yours pleasure... if we can find beguiling pleasure in exchanging words, smiles, darting eyes, in moments of understanding and amusement, we are only widening our other senses» capacity for pleasure.

Candies ® considers itself an «amusement park» — a combustion of bold colours, wild graphics, playful interpretations of mainstream slogans and quirky rubber designs — which combined brings Candies sense of craziness to life via recognisable iPhone cases, handbags, and fashion jewellery must - haves!

This sense of variety, for me, sums up what The Hangover is ultimately about: intermittent, episodic amusements fleshing out a reliable, but not earth - shattering concept.

For a film about a woman who enjoys the the act of sex without actually being able to achieve orgasm, it's fittingly ironic how The Oh in Ohio manages to make us sense amusement without actually getting us to laugh out loud.

Scary: It's closer to an amusement - park ride sense of scary rather than a chilling, lose - control - of - your - bladder type of horrifying.

Strands of its story can be found in The Terminator (relentless android that can't be stopped), Predator (a nonhuman being with hightened senses and infrared sight preying on humans) and even in Crichton's later and more popular work Jurassic Park (high - concept amusement park that goes awry and becomes deadly.)

Take this as the pitch for a low - budget frightfest amusement, and no one would have any trouble accepting it; treat it seriously, attempt to create a genuine sense of unrest, and an audience may reject it outright.

A sense of panic sweeps over party - goes when a children's amusement collapses with youngsters inside (no one is hurt).

This story of an amusement park, werewolves (possibly) and homework might not make sense to you, but kids will likely devour it.

It has to be based in reality and contain some sense of humor and amusement about the people and places in the story.

Kotaku: Given that we talked about your experience with games as sort of fads as amusements, those Computer Game Developer Conferences with the more serious - minded stuff, what's your sense of the potential of games?

When I sat down to create my amusement park, I knew what I wanted to make: a tropical themed wonderland, chock full of thrilling rides, a bayou - like landscape dense with mysterious, tree - lined paths, and a quirky sense of style.

As with more than enough conceptual painting, too, I felt ashamed of both my amusement and sense of wonder.

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Appealing to impulse Although many add - ons are designed to appeal to customers» sense of convenience and usefulness, others are designed to appeal to a sense of impulse and amusement.