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70 examples of Gloss in a sentence

Then when we went to press, the printer put a spot gloss on the ink and it really looked like it was running.
He said, "In your exegesis, you must make it clear that every single verse of the Torah is a commentary, a gloss upon the Golden Rule."
At some point I was a happy African feminist who does not hate men and who likes lip gloss and who wears high heels for herself but not for men.
I really wanted to wear my shiny lip gloss and my girly skirt, but I decided not to.
Just because you are a Lucy fan, don't gloss over this mistaken, sad performance and sing it's praises.
It's not that Van Dien is a bad actor (he has been effective in Hollywood gloss as Starship Troopers and Sleepy Hollow) he just really has not been offered a script worthy of his talents; and yes, he does have acting talent other than being eye-candy.
I know many have mentioned her beauty, but this viewer found her empty headed and boring to watch with her bleached hair, lip gloss, and not so perfect body.
Again, this is not for people who want gloss and Hollywood style Horror films, this is for people who like their zombies bloody, raw and grainy.
One of the intriguing aspects of this historical drama is the way the "Tories" or British American Loyalists are portrayed, and the sort of gloss given to their ardent support for King George III.
Think a younger, hipper Odd Couple, complete with 80's gloss.
It is better than the Matrix, by a long shot (I didn't fall asleep in Existenz, for a kick off: action/special effects films bore me stupid, and despite a plausible philosophical gloss, that is exactly what the Matrix is).
Stalking, obsession, and a web of lies and manipulations are given a 1948 gloss of aren't-they-cute harmlessness.
But this is Hollywood with the eye on the bucks: gloss instead of what the fans want.
Richard Jobson not entirely content to write direct and even fund some of this film adds to his credits by reading excerpts of his own semi- autobiographical writing which combined with some pretty editing manages to gloss over what is a dull depressing tale which he must be mistaking for genuine art-house.
and in its over-long three hours it manages almost completely to gloss over franz,the missing fourth piece in the love triangle that lies at the heart of the plot, and in this manner sacrifices the novel's central mechanism of displaying the spectrum of emotions and of power relations that obtain in love affairs.
This is a historical film which combines timeless themes with truly historical values, whereas Braveheart put a gross and unpleasant comtemporary gloss on an ancient tale.
They fall in love,to the horror of her social-mountaineering mother (Geraldine James).A wonderful love story, whose gloss of chess might make it appear cerebral.But in spite of its origins in a Nabakov story, it certainly is not .The romantic elements and the sense of time and place beat the psychological analysis hands down.John Turturro, having appeared in "Barton Fink" ,"O Brother,Where Art thou?" "The Big Lebowski" proves that he is not dependant on Coen Bros films to assert his stature.
The film-makers have buffed the whole thing to a high state of gloss with lots of lovely harbour scenery, an atmospheric (if wildly unrealistic) dealing room, harbourside restaurants, smart bars (and real pole dancers), smart cutting, seaside golf and even a trip to the polo at Windsor.
All that gloss, rags to riches, Gable, and gowns.
Three and a half stars may seem like a high rating for a film that on the surface is all gloss and pop music.
Although the remake in 2003 was excellent and had a tighter, more involving plot than this film, it breaks a barrier because rather than directly approaching the style of the remake and trying to live up to its success, this equally grisly thriller ignores all of the gloss, cinematography, pacing and story that it was inspired from.
It seems to gloss over Holliday's alleged early days as a prostitute and her drug abuse, but it's a grand example of storytelling on screen with a riveting leading character who will capture your heart.
"There's Always Tomorrow" has barely any gloss or glamour.
"Crumb" is the real thing, it does not need any trickery or gloss.
The world is a scary place, and it does no good to simply gloss over horror by ignoring and laughing at it with hysteria, in my opinion.
Cassavetes is known for his aversion to American cinematic formulas in the name of finding the truth behind human behavior in showing them in their pathetic bareness unclad by gloss.
It has all the elements that are associated with postwar film noir, but it also has the gloss one expects from the "women's pictures".
However, the M-G-M production gloss is in peak form, and the picture looks good enough to eat.
Although she's quite leggy and has a great body, and thankfully doesn't mind showing it, she's frankly not all that attractive, looks to be wearing about 50 pounds of makeup and a gallon of lip gloss, and is, to be honest, not a very good actress.
He succeeds in developing the gloss and style necessary to create the atmosphere of debauchery and intrigue at the heart of the short story, but style is skin deep and becomes a very weak means to an end.
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