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Winded in sentence

23 examples of Winded in a sentence

It is long winded, overlong and has a rather annoying amateurish feel to it.
The opening scenes were so long winded, the conversations between characters seemed not to lead anywhere.
Long and long winded this film has way too little action to sustain its 80 minute running time (worse the mummy doesn't even show up until an hour has passed).
Some of us aren't fooled by corny plots, bludgeoning animals and generally long winded dialogue.
This long winded film turns out to be less about Berkowitz and his effect on NYC, but more about painting caricatures of a certain group of Italian-Americans, known locally as "Guidos."
Christopher Plummer looks winded as Van Helsing in the modern-day--not just a descendant of Van Helsing but the real thing; he keeps himself going with leeches obtained from Count Dracula's corpse, which is exhumed from its coffin after being stolen from Van Helsing's vault and flown to New Orleans.
Chalie gets sent back to Earth 'cause he winded up his life clock where he gets into even more mischief with his best friend, Itchy and a little orphan girl, Anne-Marie.
The fights scenes are flashy without being overdone and the quieter parts of the movie are not too long winded.
Dorothy Gilman's book, "The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax", becomes wan vehicle for the winded Rosalind Russell, who adapted the screenplay herself under the pseudonym C.A. McKnight.
I'm not much for writing long winded reviews so I'll keep it simple.
Sorry I've been a bit long winded but I had to draw things out to meet the 10 line minimum for a review.
It really captured the essence of the book; long winded tedium.
Lucky of course does the right thing in the end but he isn't overly gushy about why and there aren't any long winded patriotic speeches - he just doesn't like men who beat up old women.
Once winded political elites had recovered their breath, they began telling a story designed to preclude any further fiscal stimulus.
The blow, however, caught him on the left flank with such effect that he tottered, momentarily winded.
Both men were a little winded, and their quick, high breathing, with the light patter of their feet as they danced round each other, blended into one continuous, long-drawn sound.
De Bracy winded his horn three times, and the archers and cross-bow men, who had manned the wall upon seeing their approach, hastened to lower the drawbridge, and admit them.
The captives had not long enjoyed their refreshment, however, ere their attention was disturbed even from this most serious occupation by the blast of a horn winded before the gate.
In spite of the feeble struggles of the old man, the Saracens had already torn from him his upper garment, and were proceeding totally to disrobe him, when the sound of a bugle, twice winded without the castle, penetrated even to the recesses of the dungeon, and immediately after loud voices were heard calling for Sir Reginald Front-de-Boeuf.
He then gave breath to the bugle, and winded once and again the call which he described, until the knight had caught the notes.
And then in his turn he winded the call till all the greenwood rang.
The Prior Aymer winded a blast accordingly.
And at this moment, Wamba winded the bugle, for the whole had passed so speedily, that he had not time to do so sooner.