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For any other candidate, this may come off as unremarkable.
They are sudden, swift and often come off as reactionary.
I think it would come off as a bit … untoward.
We think we have to come off as effortlessly witty.
Hers, however, can come off as unsparing to a fault.
So you come off as foolish if you criticize it.
I think it should come off as a thought exercise.
A rehearsed response will come off as disingenuous and off-putting.
When he berated the driver, he didn't come off as powerful.
Too much and you'll come off as desperate:  See the difference?
Complaining about those things may come off as missing the point.
And it's attempt to embrace Jaimi's sexuality come off as immature.
To his critics, it will come off as vacant and dictatorial.
"I hope I don't come off as an a—," he started.
Without it, you might even come off as arrogant or greedy.
Scenes that could have come off as exploitative instead feel nuanced.
Personally, I think it would come off as a bit contrived.
It might come off as arrogant, or make others feel insecure.
Acker certainly doesn't come off as an easy person to like.
Most of them come off as gimmicky attempts at self-promotion.
The celebrated British designer Max Lamb doesn't come off as well.
But that need to over-explain can come off as insecurity.
All things considered, it should come off as showy—stupid, even.
The fabric can come off as fashionable yet basic, noticeable yet predictable.
Know that you might come off as more confrontational than usual today.
In a different film, her attitude might come off as cheesy posturing.
In the abstract, warning against these issues can come off as patronizing.
Reverie doesn't come off as cheap or alarmist, but it's completely forgettable.
No surprise, then, that the actors come off as stilted and unnatural.
Any attempts by Gadelha to come off as cool are completely dismissed.
That's what ultimately makes Labrie come off as pathological: his own arrogance.
Contemporary disco and dance music doesn't necessarily come off as overtly political.
Paradoxically, too much funny self-effacement can come off as self-centeredness.
" After a minute, I asked, "Do I come off as a slut?
In that sense, few of the episodes come off as outright endorsements.
And taking deep breaths around them might come off as passive aggressive.
Builder-grade tile and backsplashes can come off as dated and boring.
To do the same in 2019 might come off as child abuse.
I'm the absent friend, so I come off as the bad friend.
If someone doesn't find it funny, you'll just come off as really annoying.
But in this episode, Jack doesn't come off as any of those things.
Molly may come off as naive, but she knows how the world works.
All that casual, personality-driven reporting is supposed to come off as genuine.
At first, the series's signature strangeness can come off as a bit garish.
"Christian art and design can come off as really cheesy," says Brian Chung.
In other words, these films come off as transparently inauthentic, trite, and manipulative.
Her messages come off as scripted and rote, which, of course, they are.
"You don't want to come off as being a pushy woman," she said.
How do you make sure you don't come off as a pyramid scheme?
They're intelligent and well-spoken; they come off as more than decent people.
I just want to do good ... but it does come off as earnest.
Don't expect any of those ideas to come off as remotely socially acceptable.
Stark's sacrifice may have come off as a shocking twist to viewers, however.
Despite its breadth, the show manages to come off as a unified thought.
In hindsight, this buddy comedy can come off as crass, outdated or juvenile.
If he erred on the punchier side, he might come off as too glib.
Okay, when powered off, Teddy Ruxpin's eyes do come off as a little creepy.
Since we know Wendy, though, this "heroic" speech doesn't come off as purely heroic.
It's easy for a well-intentioned post to come off as creepy or invasive.
You can see where TWD might be trying to come off as clever here.
It might have come off as a little sappy, but it was also moving.
Storylines that I once completely glossed over now come off as offensive or shocking.
If we had just said 'No comment' it would have come off as cold.
It might come off as unbearably twee, or naive, or confusing and poorly plotted.
Ice cream truck operators—and ice cream itself—have come off as being faultless.
Phet may come off as easygoing and friendly, but he takes his work seriously.
I know it's risky because it could come off as corny to some people . . .
Were Lu's imagery not so frenetic, this swastika reference might come off as trite.
He comes off as snarky, where he would like to come off as charming.
Further delays will come off as banks again trying to avoid rules and oversight.
You know, so as not to come off as complete faceless, emotionless, lifeless bots.
But it will come off as partisan hypocrisy and circle-the-wagons tactics. 2.
These scenes are supposed to crackle with sexual tension but come off as silly.
Does the whole spirituality, self-help thing sometimes come off as a little weird?
But most of the time, fake websites on TV come off as especially fake.
He doesn't come off as a profound and visionary leader like his father was.
Accordingly, it's easy to come off as more abrupt that you might have intended.
Tell someone this at a party, though, and you'll come off as a bore.
When Democrats can instead come off as middle-class fighters, they tend to win.
Two years later, Martany might come off as your average millennial at first impression.
I think I could come off as punky, as goth, as very street style.
That intimacy is sexy, where singing explicitly about having sex can come off as crass.
There were attempts by competing airlines to come off as chill and fun by contrast.
But it's a fine line — they could seem too schooled or come off as phony.
Also it's hard to write a happy song and it not come off as corny.
If it doesn't fit the two of you, it can come off as just silly.
"Hey" seems too informal, but complimenting someone's looks might come off as a little creepy.
After the relentless whiteness of the original Charmed, these characterizations come off as massive growth.
Regards, Nicole Systems Manager I was thrilled, but didn't want to come off as desperate.
To the establishment liberal wing, Sanders' screeds come off as something between grating and condescending.
To some employers, snail mail may come off as desperately old-school and worse, slow.
So we don't want to bully anybody, we don't want to come off as bullies.
She is an itty bitty thing, but she does not come off as itty bitty.
Given the year he's had, you'd think Kaplan would come off as a little tired.
In the exchanges, he asks Dante for advice on how to come off as relatable.
Roger Goodell and the NFL come off as demanding at best, and conspiratorial at worst.
"He's absolutely going to come off as believable with everything he says," Mr. Kilgore said.
Her doctor-brother and stay-at-home sister-in-law come off as somehow worse.
Republicans were hoping that she would come off as unsure, politically driven, or even unstable.
Penile destruction and references to "tiny male genitalia" come off as forms of body shaming.
Yang is genuine and does not come off as condescending to conservatives and Trump voters.
But the Bannon surrogate is so cartoonish that he doesn't come off as a threat.
Twitter, again, that's one where I also don't want to come off as a luddite.
To them I come off as the jaded, old fucking slacker at the record store.
But they worried he had come off as robotic — a suspicion confirmed by Facebook's pollsters.
We didn't want to come off as petulant and actually desperate to win an award.
Clinton's efforts to separate herself from the political system come off as tinny and insulting.
Again, I don't want to come off as cynical in this, though perhaps I am.
For another, Minnie Driver's turn as an overbearing mother could come off as, well, overbearing.
In interviews, he can come off as somewhat egotistical, defensively dismissive of both critics and collaborators.
I'm more reserved, so I didn't want to come off as trying to stifle his shine.
" And certainly no, "Just stop trying so hard," or, "Try not to come off as desperate.
But just like males, women don't HAVE to smile, or come off as a gentle person.
They look like the page corner protectors on books that try to come off as fancy.
There are brief conversations with other prisoners, some of whom come off as highly entertaining characters.
Pro tip: Asking your contacts to submit your resume for you can come off as pushy.
Questioning a child's grade to a teacher can come off as disrespectful to their professional experience.
Effective leaders should, in turn, come off as calm, approachable and in control as they can.
I may come off as a bit aggressive posing the question, Why won't you fuck me?
Some politicians are hesitant to come off as too slick in their branding, or too corporate.
Hubbard has a well-earned reputation as hardcore and can come off as an intimidating dude.
Everyone thought that Aquaria can come off as snide and that The Vixen is too defensive.
He explained to his mother why such remarks from the dominant culture come off as offensive.
While she knows she is fighting an uphill battle, she does not come off as bitter.
You want to acknowledge good work, but you don't want to come off as a jerk.
I would like to say something, but don't want to come off as an ogre. Help!
These numbers come off as scientific properties of the disease, but they relate to social behavior.
Some of these reassurances come off as too dismissive and not very fair to their audience.
He may come off as unreliable, but he was twice elected mayor in Labour-leaning London.
Whether these moves come off as pandering or connect with young people remains to be seen.
Chinese officials have indicated that existing tariffs must come off as part of an interim deal.
Introducing traps and tricks at every turn can make your puzzle come off as too adversarial.
But it's way too easy for sarcasm, say, to be misinterpreted and come off as condescending.
There's also a way in which this attack may come off as self-serving for Sanders.
What may come off as a holier-than-thou comment is actually how they show their passion.
It's only due to this fixation on security that Capricorns come off as, well, pretty darn controlling.
However their reluctance to chat doesn't come off as rude—they just seem to prefer holding back.
Sophia has come off as sympathetic despite her infidelities because George was such a preposterously terrible husband.
So embarrassing!) while being completely terrified that you're going to come off as unprepared or (worse) unchill.
The fact that they didn't makes them come off as socially inept at best, sociopathic at worst.
If you come off as passionate and authentic, you'll definitely have a leg up on the competition.
Fear's jabs come off as more affectionate than acidic, and some jokes have aged better than others.
The moment doesn't come off as a clarification, like Carole is being called out for going childfree.
Everyone's feeding their personalities into those two characters, which is why they come off as more adult.
To any objective observer, GOP hysterics about the "process" of Trump's impending impeachment come off as farcical.
Though the incidents often come off as clownish, they make him seem more authentic than normal politicians.
The matchmakers always advise their clients to avoid talk of assets, which can come off as bragging.
"I certainly hope the book doesn't come off as romanticising the old web," she said over Skype.
I think that some people are afraid to be vulnerable because it may come off as weak.
"The biggest thing in an interview session is you want to come off as genuine," said Santoriello.
Some fixes are for political correctness, in scenes where the travelers might have come off as colonists.
Unless you know his personal story, some of his joke premises come off as coy, even nonsensical.
They come off as Depression dramas to which someone has added an intermittent and implausible laugh track.
Narrator: And without any of his former innocence, the outbursts simply come off as rude and obnoxious.
"And I understand that pro-truth in this day and age can come off as anti-Trump."
No one can really be Judy Garland, and most attempts come off as quacky impersonation and parody.
His answers have often come off as rambling and incoherent, giving rise to questions about his age.
" Petersen doesn't appropriate or parody, and he doesn't try to come off as the latest savior or "genius.
And while I enjoyed watching all of these women onscreen, none of them come off as particularly realistic.
And because the look is rooted with natural obsidian, it's one that doesn't come off as too Showgirls.
If I punish you, he told her, I'd open us up to protests and come off as racist.
Facebook says it's going to great lengths to make sure the app does not come off as exploitative.
WASHINGTON — Bernie may have come off as a bit of a bro during Thursday's debate with Hillary Clinton.
And other brands were able to pull off subtle and thoughtful messages that didn't come off as exploitative.
The thing about Reid is that in person, she doesn't come off as just another overly-polished prodigy.
Kim never held back her opinions, which made her come off as intimidating to Lindsay and the geeks.
But asking friends and family for money can come off as tacky and gauche if not done properly.
Part of me finds an unpretentious interior to be appealing, and the Versa's doesn't come off as cheap.
While networkers come off as inauthentic when forming relationships, connectors are genuine in establishing close bonds with people.
This is by design: Tesla has never sought to make its vehicles come off as too space-age.
But Mr. Cruz could also occasionally come off as litigious, pestering moderators and getting lost in the weeds.
The thing is, that without some guidance, sometimes shows like this can come off as intimidating to viewers.
Coincidences come off as chicanery, and even his greatest achievements done with the best intentions seem somehow nefarious.
Virgo rising folks may come off as understated, but they're smart, reserved, and thoughtful, with a quiet charm.
Philosophy abhors inconsistency, and applying deontology in some cases and consequentialism in others might come off as inconsistent.
Even its less convincing bits — spells of arbitrary invention, shifting postmodern metaphors — come off as forms of playing.
In the moral domain, applying deontology in some cases and consequentialism in others might come off as inconsistent.
Sanders tops the group's scorecard, so to pretend they don't have a preference could come off as disingenuous.
Sam may come off as the villain — his ways threaten the fate of both Muratova and her bees.
Where Blankfein is known for a quick wit, Solomon is more likely to come off as disarmingly earnest.
On the same vein, if there&aposs too little arousal, you could come off as disengaged or tired.
You don't want to come off as if you are expecting a promotion before even starting the job.
Otherwise the whole situation might come off as a tad undemocratic — the swampy Senate ignoring the people's will.
Both story arcs come off as a real misstep after the empathy that is shown toward everyone else.
On camera, Goodell can come off as tight, smug and sanctimonious — a politician, and not a particularly compelling one.
She says she was aware she'd come off as slightly darker ... but cops to the ultimate execution being bungled.
Zahedi knows that he can come off as aggressive, that his style of communication can be hard to take.
That's why I think a lot of times in independent films and Hollywood films, evangelicals come off as cartoonish.
This rare glimpse into a highly scripted campaign might in other circumstances make a candidate come off as endearing.
The adjective can come off as a kind of decoration -- it feels parenthetical, even when talking about something innocuous.
She's too good of a person and too smart to naturally come off as anything but winning and lovable.
But despite their verbal and physical enthusiasm, Lin did not come off as a blind champion of the technology.
The spray tan does usually come off as unnatural, but a natural suntan isn't really an option with rosacea.
And while the millennials may come off as lazy, many just don't have opportunities to make a livable salary.
I hope it doesn't come off as arrogant or anything, I just have nothing else to talk about after.
And perhaps Trump will manage to come off as relatively "ordinary," and win some hesitant voters to his side.
"Near existential" is how Tim Kaine recently described this campaign, and it did not come off as complete hyperbole.
In the U.S., this move might come off as blatant stealing of features that have become synonymous with Snapchat.
Even Palen's post-victory statements come off as one of the most damning commentaries on the exploit's continued existence.
While hoarding opportunity for themselves and perpetuating structural inequalities, they can also come off as smug, condescending and paternalistic.
These water signs come off as cool, determined, and powerful, and most people find them intimidating, intriguing, or both.
In this account, partly based on Fourcade's own memoirs, Pétain's agents often come off as Inspector Clouseau–ishly inept.
Cruz does not come off as a happy man on the campaign trail; he comes off as a warrior.
That's like someone being worried that the Pride Parade is going to come off as a little bit gay.
He noticed all the hugs and high-fives, expressions of joy that might come off as common or cliché.
Conversely, some of the most disappointing wines of the world lack modesty and come off as pompous and vainglorious.
The effort could easily have come off as bloated and self-important, except the clothes were so perfectly restrained.
I've just seen too many skateboarding movies that either are competition narratives or come off as a bit angsty.
Parts of "Time and the Conways" come off as obvious exercises in dramatic irony, as tedious as those charades.
It takes compelling singers, though, to convey the expressive subtleties of vocal writing that can come off as ponderous.
Hi. Even if Trump is lying about everything else, his honesty about his own cynicism can come off as refreshing.
A quiet and subdued version of "Shallow" simply wouldn't come off as honest during Gaga's most successful season to date.
All I wanted was for it to come off as true and honest, because that's what it is for me.
At first I probably come off as cold and uninterested or whatever, but that's just because I don't trust easy.
A shopping montage with Max and Eleven, set to Madonna's "Material Girl," could easily come off as a sexist cliché.
Of course PR people lie to make their clients look good, and try to come off as forthright as possible.
Still, he managed to come off as both human and humane, and certainly did no harm to the Democrats' prospects.
"The discontent has been rising," Lightfoot said, in part because Macron can come off as arrogant and out of touch.
You know, so I try to avoid that, and I come off as being prejudiced, but I just have fears.
Forgiving someone to come off as the better person seems worthy at best and disingenuous at worst, but Belicki disagrees.
And as portrayed by Josh Brolin (via voice acting and motion capture), he doesn't come off as a cackling villain.
Don't make extravagant demands of your lover or get bossy at a restaurant—you'll come off as a spoiled brat.
Learn to do things like start conversations with a bang and come off as genuine and authentic when you speak.
I may come off as a geeky futurist when I talk about the coming cognitive era, but it's already happening.
The sculptures almost come off as computer-generated characters—too lifelike to be sculpture, but too foreign to be human.
Cookie, betrayed, isn't relenting, and Lucious, as usual, says some patronizing things that are supposed to come off as sincere.
She can come off as very desperate, but she's really just super passionate about acting in a very earnest way.
VanWyngarden: Yeah, you don't want to be annoying or come off as a joke band, like Flight of the Conchords.
And, although Jane isn't trying to be mean, she can come off as judgmental when talking about others' parenting methods.
It's been an unusually biting exchange between two CEOs that tend to come off as particularly well-rehearsed in public.
It does come off as a bit scripted, especially compared to the two's previous posts on their social media pages.
Such a character could, in some hands, come off as inert as he chain-smokes and dwells on his memories.
If you're a homebody who enjoys alone time, for example, don't try to come off as an energetic thrill-seeker.
On the other hand, Bernie Sanders is a year older than Biden and has come off as an ageless figure.
If you are what you like, any criticism of the thing you like can come off as a personal attack.
From now on, anything he says publicly or to lawmakers on the matter will just come off as political theater.
Rogers's buoyant hope and indomitable spirit don't come off as cheesy or saccharine, however, but genuine, admired, and almost wistful.
I worried that these scenes would come off as unrealistic — until China put 11 million people in Wuhan on lockdown.
Instead, the Grammys come off as the older generation scolding the young, the entrenched trying to rein in the newcomers.
You know, drawing parallels to this president is tricky and I didn't want it to come off as a critique.
The police colonel is right, she says, in noting that these Chinese businessmen don't come off as pistol-toting thugs.
Usually "authorized" documentaries about public figures come off as more hagiography than actual examination of the person's life and legacy.
It can play with formats that either wouldn't work or would come off as cheesy if they were done with people.
As Stella, she exudes the kind of cheer and optimism that might come off as manufactured charm from any other actress.
Actually, Lady and S come off as having almost too many skeletons in the closet for just a couple of characters.
You want to come off as a friend, and just another compassionate human being saying, 'Hey, I think you deserve better.
In the hands of another director, Deep Red, with its sometimes needlessly overcomplicated plot, could come off as laughable at times.
Signs can be very helpful at weddings, but when they're overdone they come off as a massive do-it-yourself project.
By the same token, the fact that Kiryu is comfortable and loving with Haruto doesn't come off as a joke either.
It felt a little presumptuous, and this was the first time Ive started to come off as a bit of blowhard.
This criticism might come off as a bit harsh; on its face it has nothing to do with Cleveland's wretched defense.
They come off as bullied underdogs, but ask anybody who played with them, and you'll hear tales of homicide narrowly averted.
If your response isn't clear, it can come off as an incomplete thought, or it may fail to address the question.
Next to this disheveled firebrand, the well-oiled "Clinton machine" can at times come off as too measured, inauthentic and conventional.
There are more than 8 million pixels, so even the fastest moving moments of games come off as crisp and clear.
And while it could come off as preaching to the converted, they are sentiments that offer levity in the darkest moments.
Tackling big issues like indoctrinated racism and religious fundamentalism, The Spire still manages to come off as light on its feet.
He said it was unclear what caused the rotor to come off as the helicopter went down in a steep descent.
After a while you'll want to introduce some novelty, but since it's been a while this could come off as desperate.
He doesn't want to come off as a latecomer in a nation that has already moved past its pot-roast perspective.
Women also reported high levels of "softening" their language so that they would come off as less aggressive in the workplace.
But if you discuss a significant mistake, like, "I lost a key client," she says you'll come off as a risk.
Leos often come off as too commanding on emails and in meetings, and they're too quick to challenge their boss's judgement.
He seemed like a high-end real estate broker trying to come off as friendly but anxious about closing a sale.
Usually, they come off as an obvious ploy from a brand that's trying so hard to convince you they're a person.
I didn't want to come off as a try-hard, but I also didn't want to be seen as a slob.
At first glance, a Kiki and Herb cabaret show could come off as a bizarre and politically incorrect, yet addictive, mess.
As a result, McCain can at times come off as tense and angry on the show — something she addressed on WWHL.
Tom Holland masterfully channels Peter's teenage angst, which could easily come off as melodramatic or superficial, and infuses it with respect.
Adding workers to a region over time, even if it exacerbates income inequality just as much, has never come off as cataclysmic.
Alexandra Hedison presents two photographs of domestic items wrapped in plastic (furniture and a chandelier), both of which come off as melodramatic.
Nick's unwavering need to be likable and avoid the mistakes of previous Bachelors have made him come off as cold and unrelatable.
I like the benefits of read receipts, and I don't care if I come off as harsh or something for not replying.
Maybe it will come off as too far from the status quo and fall flat electorally, or distract from more popular issues.
If you don't know me, I can come off as pushy, but there is something very gratifying about giving people something new.
I hope that my experience and this article doesn't come off as an anti-competitive fitness, because it's not intended to be.
It's a distracting tick—how is somebody supposed to come off as sexy if they can't even remember to take a drag?
Did she mean to come off as out of touch and tone-dead by wearing snakeskin stiletto heels to hurricane-ravaged Texas?
When doling out a compliment, stay focused on the positive—anything else can make you come off as snide or even snobbish.
Google is in the business of knowing all it can about you, and sometimes, it can come off as a bit creepy.
Many companies have such ambitions, but it's rare to see them come off as well as they did for Qualcomm this year.
With patients, she's personable and nurturing, though she can come off as a bit stern—sort of like a wise, older friend.
That might come off as entitlement, but it's a business decision that highlights how the internet is shifting how labor markets work.
Scientists have traditionally been wary about voicing political opinions, fearing they will come off as partisan, and therefore unbiased, in their research.
If the four of us got on stage and tried to mimic other, more common bands, it would come off as disingenuous.
Marianne's self-absorption and her demand for the adoration and fealty of the still-suffering family she abandoned, come off as monstrous.
If you pick a trivial error like, "I once ordered catering for the wrong day," she says you'll come off as evasive.
In an apparent apostasy from Zero's antithesis to Expressionism, these works come off as wildly emotional, barely holding together in formal terms.
Nothing Streep said was wrong, but we're beyond the point where milquetoast celebrity slacktivism will come off as profound or even interesting.
"I know it's risky because it could come off as corny to some people," he said in a video posted to Twitter.
But opponents risk losing those battles when they come off as gleefully trying to pin their political opponents with crimes like treason.
In a Handel recording out this week from Le Concert d'Astrée, rapid scales come off as quick and crisp as strobe lighting.
Seemingly intended to stab at the surreal, fablelike quality for which Allende is known, they come off as merely soppy and uninspired.
Many of Ms. Lang's dances exist in specific, often spare environments — architectural investigations that often come off as more clinical than spiritual.
Drone visuals can come off as faddish, gimmicky, but the airborne material here consistently puts Mr. Ai's ideas into pure, visual terms.
As newsrooms shrink, this is getting less and less possible, and more and more reporting can come off as polarized or slanted.
A printed book might scant the materiality of a page—like Dickinson's—or it might come off as all too material, too static.
Many parts of his one-hour crowd-pleasing speech come off as easy asides dropped into a serious discussion at the last minute.
We worry that diarists with high incomes may feel they must come off as perfect and always frugal in order to avoid criticism.
But it's also a testament to Garrel's acting, and director Luca Guadagnino's vision, that Marzia doesn't come off as a flat, tangential character.
Parachuting into the memespehere may come off as inauthentic posing and Facebook could find it difficult to build a young fanbase for LOL.
Anger can be a double-edged sword — and it's unclear whether Trump has come off as righteously furious or petulant in recent days.
A word of advice: Be very, very, very careful when making New Year's resolutions for other people, lest you come off as rude.
"Depending on the subject, the context, and even the delivery, some common phrases can come off as more intelligent in the right circumstances."
His concern is that if parents come off as preachy or pressing, children might feel forced to do something they aren't comfortable with.
But GOP members know they will have to walk a fine line on Friday not to come off as bullying a sympathetic witness.
You want to send the right message and come off as a professional, but don't want to be too formal or stuffy either.
You might come off as more confrontational now, too, but you're undergoing a brilliant transformation, especially as the moon enters fire sign Aries.
If pedagogy has anything to do with it, these teachers come off as renegades who deploy tactics never before tried by their colleagues.
Though the gaming industry has begun to integrate more queer female characters as viable protagonists, they often come off as a little… samey.
The greater likelihood is that you'll come off as if you're trying too hard, especially if you've got the red or teal Specs.
Though they can come off as serious, Cap is the type who works hard to play hard—so take them to a party!
They have also both been steadfast in their opposition to Western warmongering and can come off as being a bit scruffy and cantankerous.
That's why, when he went full yacht rock on 2011's Kaputt, it didn't reek of irony or come off as a stunt.
The dating app hellscape is a huge part of the book; it could easily come off as immediately dated, but it just works.
Certainly the documentary doesn't come off as either for or against the police in general terms or in respect to the Oakland force.
I was a little nervous that I wouldn't come off as believable and I think I was nervous the whole shoot about that.
On "Saturday Night Live," Mr. Macdonald could come off as just another sarcastic wise guy with an ironic attitude, a humbler Dennis Miller.
An engineer by training who did not come up through the commercial aviation business, Mr. Muilenburg has struggled to come off as empathetic.
None of the winning characters are inherently good people, and many have dark, dangerous, or mysterious sides that may come off as alluring.
While it may not have ever come off as class-leading, it certainly never felt like a knockoff or a store-brand solution.
Ms. Sakata's deeply researched script could come off as preachy, but in Mr. de la Fuente's hands, Gordon is a sweetly steely idealist.
He began with a riff that, delivered properly, could have come off as lighthearted — but, with his actual delivery, sounded embittered and angry.
It could come off as an attempt to get a pat on the back, rather than a thoughtful attempt to advance diversity and inclusion.
Herb Kohl and Russ Feingold (who is running again), the politicians who win in the state come off as jovial, earnest and self-deprecating.
Denise Richards may not be completely on board with everything her daughters do, but she never wants to come off as a judgmental parent.
But I kept saying to Richard [Curtis, the film's writer-director], 'Are you sure I'm not going to come off as a creepy stalker?
Avoid using your high school level Spanish with native Spanish speakers Any attempts to awkwardly "connect" will likely come off as cheesy and empty.
With the help of Gloria, he kills Trevor and mutilates his face so that the innocent man's body would come off as Kai's own.
Why their revolution failed Of course, the revolution the Panthers attempted to organize with such confidence and brio did not come off as planned.
They try to offer some kind of explanation but don't realize that they just come off as an immature person who can't accept responsibility.
The former NBA all-star told VICE News that Trump's recent tweets about Baltimore can absolutely come off as racist, and that's bad enough.
Hashing this out with some coworkers, I sadly learned that commenting on an Facebook post without liking it could come off as a slight.
But since all these figures come off as either suspect or prudishly luddite, the movie's actual moral insight is more difficult to pin down.
This more volatile sound allowed their torment to come off as credulous, not the mall-ready anguish that would soon overtake the emo world.
And when it comes to dating openers, forget a general and obvious line like "Hey beautiful," which can come off as insincere, she said.
Dan and Joyce seem too distracted by their anniversary to notice their new sitter's weird vibe, but they also come off as fairly witless.
What He Said: Kasich can come off as an affectionately daddish figure, the moderate grown-up in a field full of war-mongering toddlers.
If you are saying it like, 'Right on, my sister,' it can come off as you're just a white person trying to fit in.
"The wheels have finally come off as the Zimbabwe government has been cornered and forced to involuntarily de-dollarise without a plan," Mashakada said.
With warrior planet Mars in Taurus, you may come off as even more confrontational, so keep that in mind when you connect with others.
Even the Fox News round-table noted that it did not come off as the bipartisan "olive branch" hinted at earlier in the day.
The men of The Favourite frequently come off as ludicrous; their political concerns are incidental to the real drama unfolding between the three women.
And afterward, Shiffrin would have had to accept that outcome because blaming the weather for a loss would only come off as an excuse.
However, he is a lawyer, a veteran, and a moderate — and Pelosi likely hopes he will come off as reasonable to a national audience.
He did his customary wriggly dance moves: Jaggerish swivels and poses that come off as (and actually seem to be) both ironic and sincere.
As depicted by Steinberg and Kriegman, Weiner's vanity and his political flair, his authentic talent and his weakness of character come off as inseparable.
It's fairly rare to come across demos that were released in a fairly unpolished, un-precious form, and these come off as delightfully nude.
In the end, Cameron's gamble, one that he had been warned against, failed to come off, as CNN's Max Foster summed up from Downing Street.
Yellen's speech "may come off as a bit hawkish because she'll talk positively about the economy," said Jeremy Klein, chief market strategist at FBN Securities.
Murderbot doesn't simply come off as a rebellious or dour artificial human, though — like Marvin from Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide books, or Bender from Futurama.
I think my hair color works in my favor in terms of my career because I feel blondes come off as more personable and bubbly.
Throughout his more than three weeks on Jeopardy, Holzhauer has consistently come off as focused on the game — not intimidating, necessarily, but not quite charming.
This is to keep things organized as well as to come off as a serious professional (not just a kid seeking a job someplace). 2.
Siemian may come off as humdrum, but his leadership is apparent even on a roster full of seasoned stars trying to repeat as N.F.L. champions.
But we are seeing the gloves come off as Iran and Israel have tested each other's military prowess just days ago in the Golan Heights.
And yet the boys, who escape through movies, come off as "well adjusted and charmingly eccentric; in other words, they're New Yorkers," our critic wrote.
It's a shame, then, that she was undermined by a rookie apparatus that in the end made her come off as some kind of fraud.
" He added that he had to tread lightly when discussing his opponent's gender so that he didn't mistakenly come off as a "raging misogynistic jerk.
In these moments, just as when we see them taking to the streets in protest, activists come off as strong and resolute, unflappable and resilient.
The hair, the incandescent Larry O'Brien trophy, the aping of Donald Trump's lines that somehow don't come off as any more ridiculous than the originals.
The novel covers so much ground and has so many voices that its characters can sometimes come off as a little less than three-dimensional.
He has found that they tend to be too conscious of their image, he said — so polished, in fact, that they come off as artificial.
The "Dear" family is tricky because it's not always terrible or wrong to use, but it can sometimes come off as a bit too formal.
But that doesn't seem to be the intention here, which makes it all come off as a bungled, male-gazey interpretation of a woman's suffering.
Russia's Foreign Ministry on Saturday expressed disappointment at the U.S. policy, saying the contents come off as confrontational and anti-Russian, according to the report.
I feel pressure to subdue my political stances—especially my disdain for the military—so that I don't come off as an America-hating Muslim.
The hard edges of the stenciled configurations come off as severed, embedded within the white panel and the wall on which the painting is displayed.
But cool and thoughtful and responsible grown-ups don't just come off as fresh and interesting — they pull complexity out of the teen characters as well.
And there's more thematic balls in the air than the plot can juggle, so Woman No. 17 doesn't quite come off as being set in reality.
What I like best is that none of the shirts come off as sporty  — you can create the most classic or elegant look without sacrificing function.
It's a girl squad song, and depending on how you feel about the word "squad," it might come off as a touch too on-the-nose.
A simple handshake, or even a wave, will signify to the other person that you're not a hugger, but you won't come off as rude, either.
If he hadn't, and had just asked Minow up to his room without a second thought, he might have come off as someone with ill intentions.
A person with narcissistic personality disorder, for instance, can initially come off as charming and fun, only to be revealed as manipulative and abusive over time.
But that title doesn't come off as haughty in the least, because Smith's take on house tropes on his latest full-length is, well, pretty perfect.
There are things about The Perennial that come off as very Portlandia, and the restaurant's co-founder, Karen Leibowitz, is the first to make that claim.
Accusations of self-satisfied queer-baiting are not unreasonable, but for what it's worth, Hammer's enthusiastic allyship has always come off as entirely sincere to me.
He brings intensity to a serious movie about overcoming hardship, but not so much intensity as to court controversy or come off as — heaven forbid — angry.
Of course, a criticism about the idea of witchcraft as self-care is that it can come off as commodifying, culturally appropriative, and just plain reductive.
It may come off as political correctness run amok, but I remember when political correctness meant having basic respect for those who are different from you.
At the end of the day though, I can't say that anything I mentioned is specifically dumb because I don't want to come off as judgmental.
And if they try too hard to speak geek, large companies will come off as inauthentic and alienating, exactly what they were trying not to be.
By knowing your stuff about the person you're trying to reach, you can make sure your emails come off as sincere, valuable and worth their time.
Here's my prediction: on Thursday Comey will come off as a serious man giving highly believable and damaging testimony about the president of the United States.
He seems to cocoon himself from responsibility and interaction, which could come off as kinda dark at, but he explains that there's an upshot to it.
"I think he's great for millennials because he's really more open, he's a moderate Republican, and he's really come off as that," said Alexis Panteli, 19.
I feel like in a lot of the videos you're talking about how shitty everything is, but you still come off as motivational in a sense.
In each of these roles, Cage settles into the heart of a character that, in another actor's hands, could have come off as silly or ironic.
I'm cautious about what I share about my own happy and healthy son, afraid that all the giddy updates come off as privileged, boastful or disingenuous.
It's the kind of utopian prattle that can come off as dangerously out of touch at a moment when a backlash against big tech is brewing.
The Moon symbolizes emotions, which some people seem to think Capricorns don't have—you can come off as very cold—but we know that's not true!
Heidi Sieck, the founder of #VoteProChoice, a political action platform, said the timing of Trojan's campaign could come off as insensitive within the current political climate.
A 2005 study, for example, found that specific words and phrases, such as "you should" and "you have to," can come off as controlling to adolescents.
"It could come off as lazy if you're sitting there watching a host and hostess run around, and looking expectant to be served," Ms. Meier said.
But for the most part, unlike other celebrities who aspire to statesmanship, Penn doesn't come off as a do-gooder the way that, say, Bono does.
Scholars in the communications field are even sharper in their critique, pointing out that politicians who come off as authentic are almost always engaging in theatrics.
That might be smart campaigning; as the old saying goes, "If you're explaining you're losing," and trying to parry specific accusations might come off as defensive.
"It's important for them to understand that you don't have to be beautiful or perfect — which I come off as on TV all the time," she said.
Diaz-Canel has been careful not to eclipse Raul Castro and is so cautious as to come off as dull and gray, his public statements largely unmemorable.
Amid this set, Hyden stands alone as the everyman grifter, whose desires to game the system come off as almost heroic — or at the very least, understandable.
Its free-form structure won't appeal to players who want specific goals out of their games, while its refusal to explain anything could come off as obtuse.
But make no mistake—we got terrible Trump (racist, sexist) who also didn't come off as strong Trump (bullying Jeb Bush) because Clinton was on her game.
Zuckerberg might come off as arrogant, but if you were running a company that seemed poised to shrug off two days of congressional hearings, wouldn't you be?
As a man, I definitely started thinking during the #MeToo movement about whether I've ever said anything that could come off as inappropriate (even though I'm gay).
Yeah, I know, sometimes it's hard to come off as the asshole, to let yourself be accused when you're innocent, but what are you going to do?
Ego-centric Leos can be showboats, so prepare yourself for a discussion where they come off as bragging about their biggest accomplishments in order to impress you.
"It can come off as pretty callous ... but that is the job of a journalist, to put information out there that's fair and accurate," he testified yesterday.
Nick Statt: In the age of Game of Thrones and near-photorealistic video games, it can come off as old-fashioned to complain about violence on television.
The architecture, along with the recently updated locker rooms, created a luxurious feeling, but the clientele, a mix of young and old, didn't come off as pretentious.
But I'm not sure that Queer Eye has quite the production values for supposedly "authentic" interactions of that kind to come off as anything other than uncanny.
The performances are conscientious and earnest; Mr. Jonas has not much to do but come off as callow, with a streak of kindness, and he does so.
Their victims — embodied by, among others, the preternaturally poised Danish actress Birgitte Hjort Sorensen, Raffi Barsoumian and the delightfully callow Elena Kampouris — come off as particularly clueless.
Consider this excerpt from the Fast Company article: I asked McDonald point-blank about whether he's worried that the name Bodega might come off as culturally insensitive.
I cannot relate to you just how rewarding it is to have one of these big fights come off as thrillingly as I could have ever hoped.
Family Guy, and even MacFarlane's appearances outside of the show, may come off as the creepy trench coat guy to a larger percentage of the viewing public.
But even then, he doesn't want Lightlessness to come off as pretentious, as if he happened upon some universal truth and is now sharing it with you.
In the case of Iran, Trump can come off as tough and unintimidated by threats from Iran, a rogue nation that has plagued American presidents for decades.
His request could come off as tone-deaf to some, given that so many Americans are struggling to afford the skyrocketing cost of housing without government help.
When I thought of the number of times I have let casual racism toward Muslims slide, so not to come off as threatening, I shuddered in anguish.
And brands have to decide whether to encourage the creativity of its fans or come off as buzzkills if they try to clamp down on the activity.
But when strangers ask about my plans for a child-free life, it can come off as if they're really asking what kind of person I am.
Despite his best efforts to the contrary, Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong may have come off as quite the American Idiot to NHL TV censors.
He said he realized the cross-examinations could come off as rude or victim-shaming, but he called them necessary to show "another side" to the story.
Even Manning's Super Bowl wins do not come off as unique, as some of his immediate peers — Ben Roethlisberger, Peyton Manning and Brady — have multiple championships, too.
They both come off as irrationally committed to the hunt (and, like all supervillains, irrationally unkillable), and both risk locating the atrocities of slavery in individual pathology.
Personally, my favorite pieces to write are the ones that help adults understand what's behind common adolescent behaviors that can come off as annoying or even hurtful.
To contemporary sensibilities, the idea of an 18th-century dwarf magician getting a Met show of his text art might come off as an arch conceptual hoax.
Liam Hemsworth might've come off as a married man to the average passerby this weekend from the looks of the hardware on his hand ... but he's not.
He'll fire away on immigration, in one final attempt to come off as the craziest guy on stage who still can be trusted to get shit done.
He was a clean-cut guy, nice personality—didn't come off as a rapist or a murderer—he was like a next-door neighbor kind of guy.
In less practiced hands, the topics of Prato's essays might come off as trite or lip service to the shower thoughts of vacationers who are benefiting from colonialism.
Soloway was never afraid to let the members of the Pfefferman family come off as whiny or self-absorbed, because that was the whole point of the series.
Politicizing the Jewish high holiday is sure to rub some the wrong way, and come off as a request for more lenient treatment by the public and press.
In another film, this could easily come off as an indictment of women's ambition, but Lanthimos revels in his heroines, never judging them, especially in their intricate battles.
Trump didn't come off as overly unstable but veered in that direction a few times – the birther issue, his temperament, and, weirdly going on about lawsuits he faced.
Trump didn't come off as overly unqualified, although by staying on message to the exclusion of anything newly persuasive, he reassured his supporters but didn't convert many people.
And the apes come off as much more convincing than campy thanks to Notary, who played Caesar's trusted confederate Rocket and coached the other actors on their performances.
If You Have To Work During The Holidays You don't want to come off as antisocial, but you've been asked to work from home for a few days.
Perhaps it's the shitstorm of irony that's invaded every crevice of our collective existence, but A Productive Cough shouldn't come off as fake, or winking, or a joke.
Corden got real with Kanye, knowing that if acted as a  sycophant on the phone, he'd come off as two-faced when Kim inevitably exposed him on Snapchat.
While many raw diet gurus come off as aging hippies and write in the of a Dr. Bronner's bottle, Freelee presents herself as your typical modern lifestyle vlogger.
" She doesn't come off as a hero or, as one person who read the script said, "It's not like you say, 'Oh my God I love that girl!
Our sources say more than 100 officers will be in the area -- but many will be in plain clothes because they don't want to come off as threatening.
Aries like to charge ahead and ram with their big horns, and they can often come off as assholes by being so quick to charge into a fight.
Collecting items off the ground, something that would seem innocuous in many other games, makes you come off as a weirdo to some of the strangers you meet.
The hardest part about dating a Sag is that they slip into lecturing you at the wrong moment and can come off as a condescending know-it-all.
Amidst the boisterous characters around him, Porky might initially come off as unassuming, but the kid is a tornado with an unmatchable party stamina and penchant for risk.
She is complex in a moment when even the best women characters can sometimes come off as flat, which makes the new series feel refreshing and forward-thinking.
They're the kinds of places that make for ideal photo ops for presidents trying to come off as relatable, but more importantly, the eats are really, really good.
The Branch Davidians, including David Koresh, come off as essentially good-hearted and stupid—except David Thibodeau, author of the other source book, who is of normal intelligence.
And that's a useful reminder that while a car might come off as disappointing on paper, whether it's a good or bad ride comes down to seat time.
While classic business doctrine pushes the importance of an alpha male stance (shoulder back, chin up, strong handshake), it's easy to go overboard and come off as fake.
Whether the play's intensely autobiographical self-focus will come off as liberating or oversharing depends, in part, on how open you are to the meanings of those connections.
Her narration — ostensibly her statement to the police — is riddled with one-liners that are supposed to come off as wise epigrams but are really just obvious bullshit.
Still, you're going to come off as quite the grump if you refuse to look at pictures of new babies, kittens or the latest Tinder date from hell.
When Wilder McCoy, a senior, became involved with the Sewanee student group, it had the word "divest" in its name — which they worried could come off as combative.
The gloves have come off as Jenkins tries to frame Morrisey as late to the Trump bandwagon, while Morrisey focuses on Jenkins's history as a Democratic state legislator.
This left the essential pivot point of the entire prequels come off as a confusing mess, and the Jedi came off looking like even greater fools than intended.
Finally, there's one other possible purpose for this whole impeachment inquiry effort, which may come off as cynical but arguably explains Democratic leaders' behavior better than anything else.
He did not want it to come off as a gimmick, and he did not want the team's broader audience to pity the deaf community as a result.
If that's the case, and you'd rather not come off as an inept city slicker, you're in luck: New York City's first ax-throwing site is opening today.
Don't come off as too certain Fascinating research published in 2016 analyzed activity on ChangeMyView, a reddit forum where people pose arguments and ask others to challenge them.
But in the hands of Gadot and director Patty Jenkins, a scene that might've otherwise come off as cheesy or saccharine is instead infused with dignity and humanity.
You just need to tread carefully: You want to make sure your own productivity isn't compromised, or that you don't come off as if you're not a team player.
These ambient modes can sometimes come off as tinny or overly processed, but Beats wants it to sound like you're not even wearing headphones when transparency mode is activated.
This is how it is now and if you don't double down and stay the course of celebrating the truth of all women, it will come off as tokenism.
The Suns usually come off as desperate, and with enough assets to spice up trade conversations they won't worry about destroying their future to maximize a free agent splash.
As a showrunner, how do you reconcile the need use female nudity to make a point with the risk that it might come off as reinforcing a harmful trope?
They often come off as series of conventional paragraphs—what looks to me as bricks of text arranged in walls of white—no more poetic than any other prose.
Sometimes being a female in the music business, or any business, you know you want to be this way and sometimes I come off as being a hard chick.
While demonstrating empathy is one thing, attempting to equate your own experiences—particularly when they aren't at all relevant to your colleague's situation—will always come off as condescending.
Oil has since come off as it continues to be weighed down by U.S. shale oil producers coming back online and demand still failing to keep up with supply.
Clinton, a candidate so cautious that even the most innocuous personal details (her favorite TV shows, for example) can seem overthought, and, as a result, come off as overwrought.
Saying that there is a specific "look" or appearance to being gay, lesbian, bisexual, and a slew of other identities can come off as insensitive and out of touch.
In which what do I come off as, 'Oh, he's got no problem, he can make it work, he's a good guy to work with,' et cetera, et cetera.
Egan's polish can come off as the kind of gloss Hollywood likes to layer on a historical film, removing layers of dirt and grime and, above all, moral complication.
The last few years we've made sense of things that may have been insensitive, and I really regret that because I never want to come off as a bigot.
Inspired by online advertising, their art doesn't come off as graphic design, yet everywhere bumps against the wall forever separating graphic design from fine art, commercial art from formalism.
Done poorly, these anthologies come off as patronizing and pedantic, but put into the hands of Calvin Trillin and the illustrator Roz Chast, the results are a constant delight.
Like all ceIebrities, A-list DJs can come off as difficult divas who long ago left the underground club scene in favor of Las Vegas residencies and EDM excess.
Thompson, with his brand of cool confidence, is one of the few players on the planet who can make that type of claim and somehow come off as unassuming.
According to Kolawole, expressing this concern may come off as codependent or needy, since it suggests the person wants reassurance that their relationship will stay strong despite the distance.
Ms. Guillaume said she tried to come off as measured and cool, worried that overreacting would put her daughter off, but was thrilled to hear the two were meeting.
Because I don't want to come off as self-righteous, or as pointing fingers, here goes: Before traveling to Gibraltar last summer, I had no idea what Gibraltar was.
On Monday, did Donald Trump come off as a rambling moron with a bad case of hay fever, or a bold alternative to decades of lousy leadership in DC?
The whole thing may come off as a stunt for a celebrity, but Chappelle is doing exactly the kind of thing that can lead to meaningful criminal justice reform.
But the warnings come off as downright paranoid, cautioning parents about normal everyday objects that many teenagers are bound to own for purposes that are wholly unrelated to drugs.
I don't want to come off as mean mom, so I look at some of those things, and for the most part, everyone's pretty respectful in how they do it….
Due to the expansive nature of this lunar phase, you may feel the urge to be everything to everyone — and thus come off as a bit of a people-pleaser.
Is it any surprise that accounts of what was going on behind the camera come off as positively pre-modern, with men apparently given nearly unlimited rein to behave badly?
To hear journalists who interacted with them tell it, Baer and Taylor come off as obnoxiously persistent in pushing the story, and infuriatingly evasive when asked for interviews with Johnson.
While Sony's VR platform has a hard time rendering more realistic worlds, which can often come off as blurry or jagged, in a game like Rez you don't even notice.
"But the prices have to come off as they're not socially responsible especially in Tier 1 cities where you have more like 20 – 25 percent house price appreciation," he cautioned.
Be a little more relaxed in your appearance — you come off as more relatably flawed if your skirt has a wrinkle or that five 'o'clock shadow sneaks up on you.
Sure it's important to look pretty and sound cool, but you don't want to come off as a person that is totally different from who you will be in person.
But she was less than impressive in a recent CNN town hall, during which she seemed overcoached to come off as likable, as she smiled her way through the hour.
If Sanders wants to push the trade message, "he's got to be careful with it," Dulio said, cautioning that it could come off as praise for Trump's aggressive trade approach.
In the hands of lesser chefs, these shenanigans would come off as pure gimmickry, and there are times during a meal at the Cube when all the playfulness falls flat.
You have to come off as charming and sincere enough to become beloved by fans, but not so perfect that the Bachelorette actually wants to lock you down for herself.
Pollster Mallory Newall said on Wednesday that 22019 Democratic presidential primary candidates need to come off as being a vehicle for change in Washington, distancing themselves from the party's establishment.
He has appeared in nine N.B.A. finals — winning three — and as a result his career rankings among playoff performers come off as outrageous, even for someone as accomplished as James.
The slow moving drone cameras, despite their sophistication, ultimately come off as stuffy, clichéd, and plodding, an attempt at projecting gravitas that comes to feel hollow and formulaic with repetition.
Unlike Persona 3, the Personas do not come off as a tool, but rather as issues that you—as the player and the protagonist—are working through with your friends.
It's overstuffed, and could easily have ended at least a half-hour earlier; it would have come off as a kind of morality fable about the perils of modern workaholism.
That can sometimes lead to brand activations that come off as nothing more than themed stunts, made without any involvement from the creative teams of the shows and film they're promoting.
"Our competitors' recent overtures, including a recent "Save our Sidewalks" campaign, come off as insincere given recent criminal complaints and settlements," Spin president and co-founder Euwyn Poon wrote on Medium.
Nick: It was immensely satisfying to see elements of the original film and anime series rendered with such care, even if it did come off as a bit too fan-pleasing.
And, with its medieval composition and bassline that sounds like it's lifted from a soundtrack to a film about hacking, it doesn't come off as much of a seasonal banger either.
Even the idea of intrusive, personalized ads, which have been unnerving in past movies like Minority Report, come off as nothing more than the evolution of modern web-browsing in Anon.
While the nightmarish scenarios envisioned before the Games didn't occur, Rio likely did not come off as a future tourist destination for many viewers as other previous Olympics host cities did.
Not only does that undermine the fact that I work out as much as three times a day and am mindful about what I eat, it can come off as racist.
And some of the things that made Kurzel's Macbeth so interesting, like the brutal fight scenes and over-the-top imagery, here just come off as derivative of video games themselves.
Democratic have joined with some GOP lawmakers to speak out against the parade, with many saying it could come off as "totalitarian" and would evoke demonstrations in North Korea and Russia.
Uncle Moi, my father's younger brother, was one of those people who worked hard to come off as serious, but there was always a hint of mischief behind his big eyes.
It's the steady drumbeat of visual and spoken references to Harlem's history and culture, which depending on your taste can come off as an inspiring refrain or as facile name-dropping.
Many also seem to feel he's kowtowed to Trump and come off as subservient to the president, and given momentum to BDS by making it appear a legitimate threat to Israel.
At times, they come off as whiny and totalitarian, yes, and they choose the wrong pretexts, such as Halloween, but clearly, the impetus comes from a place of respect and decency.
While from afar, preaching "cultural sharing" could come off as a cheesy selling point, these collaborations actually yielded some of the most compelling and thought provoking moments of the entire festival.
" His own favorite artists are "the ones that come off as profound yet simple and unpretentious at the same time: Townes Van Zandt, Leonard Cohen, Richard Thompson, Neil Young, Bill Callahan.
Sanders's prickliness seems sensible when he's punching up in the polls; but when there's no one to punch up at, a combative attitude can come off as ungenerous or even bullying.
But brewers must walk a fine line as they seek to diversify their staffs and their fans, so the changes do not come off as a feeble attempt to make money.
It also has that special Volvo thing, where the luxury doesn't come off as luxurious (although this was easily one of the snazziest Volvos I've ever experienced, and I've owned two).
But this doesn't mean you always wear your heart on your sleeve (although, if your moon and rising happen to be a water sign, you may come off as a tad emotional).
We're not always blown away by the bikes ridden by the team's star, Peter Sagan — they can come off as gaudy, depending — but the standard team-issue Bora Venge is quite superb.
Seulgi Seulgi, 24, may come off as sweet and goofy off-stage, but the minute she's in the spotlight, she transforms into a fierce dancing machine whose stage presence commands your attention.
And even though some most of these holidays come off as random and ridiculous, there are perks — like free doughnuts on National Doughnut Day and marked-down margaritas on National Margarita Day.
That ominous line might come off as cliché in another work, but Ehasz and Richmond have shown a powerful ability to defy expectations for what an all-ages fantasy show should be.
Cheap laptops featuring Google's lightweight OS have been growing in popularity in schools, and it'll take more and more affordable options like these for Windows to come off as a compelling alternative.
In siding with Sphongle's mind-bending tones, Sanders could potentially come off as not just a hippie (we knew that already) but one who will support the wookie's quest for limitless stonerdom.
Often, Nola's free spirit ways in the film come off as a caricature of a carefree Black girl, because she's so isolated from the world, apart from the men in her bed.
Trump didn't come off as overly untruthful, though his vagueness on so many issues also didn't help (also, by constantly describing his business as "unbelievable", you start to wonder what is believable).
Unadorned grayish windows on opposing sides of the elevator shaft come off as distinctly gnomic formations, while the naively painted green landscape and cloud-filled blue sky seem partitioned into neat grids.
If this aspect of Nico's powers were included in the Runaways show, it might come off as a glamorization of self-harm — especially in the wake of the 13 Reasons Why debate.
Fox wrote that she understands that most people are coming from a good place when they try to compliment people within the disabled community — but it can come off as insulting, nonetheless.
I've got a blistering hot-take that I want to tweet, but I'm a little worried that I don't fully understand the subject at hand and might come off as an idiot.
Even as the scientist is portrayed as a storyteller with an automated sequencer, a painter with a palette of nucleotides, the arts come off as a sort of third wheel of civilization.
" Ramsay Bolton doesn't usually come off as a funny guy, but he recognizes talent when he sees it: "He's good," he says of Jon Snow's man-to-man shenanigans, "he's very good.
The NFL controversy doesn't immediately come off as a terribly great PR play by the Trump administration, but there's strong evidence that it is playing well—at least for the president's base.
She explains to the former NFL player that she doesn't want to come off as someone who will "let guys off the hook," and won't tolerate him not being 100 percent committed.
Trump followed that with a hosting gig on "Saturday Night Live" in November, giving him yet another chance — in front of a national audience — to come off as likeable and non-extremist.
Other brands' attempts to take stands with ads have come off as artificial, such as Pepsi's (PEP) ad in 2017 with Kendall Jennar against the backdrop of the Black Lives Matter movement.
One of the things that we grapple with is you don't want to come off as too lecturing, and at the same time, you don't want to let people off the hook.
On a highlight reel he could easily come off as one of the top two or three players in this draft, and that's what his drafting team is hoping he will become.
But visual elegance can't take away from the fact that that thumping club scene and the rushed-feeling finale come off as letdowns after Ms. Reid and Ms. Perkins's spookily suggestive opening.
" Rawley says Gronk may come off as a meathead, but when it comes to his mental health, the guy is no dummy -- "He's taking the right steps and following the right protocols.
"Sleep" is rife with the hallmarks of Mr. Richter's style: a clarity that can seem like superficiality; an earnestness and emotionality that often come off as more ersatz and manipulative than personal.
It can, though, come off as overly produced: If a queen's tell-all moment is shown after she's struggled in a challenge, you can bet she's been marked for elimination that episode.
Essay BOSTON — Look, I really don't want to come off as that guy who corners you at the cocktail party and drones on about the epic marathon he ran the other day.
Letting it happen can sometimes mean the hosts come off as dream Thanksgiving guests — sitting silently as someone gets to blissfully deliver their political talking points to someone who won't argue back.
I don't want to come off as angry, hopeless or inspirational, because my life may end up defined by one of those adjectives if I provide the slightest description of my day.
In less controlled hands, Axe might come off as smug as Martin Shkreli, but the show won't let you hate him: he is a strategic genius, from a working-class Queens background.
I could see how my father identified with Mr. Jackson's unspoken but visible feeling that he had to play down his insight in order to not come off as an uppity minority.
While it may come off as somewhat disingenuous, considering this hasn't always been its approach, many sexual violence prevention organizations applauded Uber for voluntarily coming out with its thorough, 84-page report.
Make sure you use it only if it fits well with the tone of your email — it could potentially come off as passive-aggressive if tacked onto the end of a stern note.
Foy's performance is the one saving grace in what would otherwise come off as a schlocky B-movie impersonator, the first of many we're bound to see in a post-Get Out world.
" But her transition into reality television actually worked; people loved her fashion and fascinators and tell-it-like-it-is style, and she had a chance to come off as more conventionally "likable.
There are more words, and more feeling behind those words thanks to the voice performances, but the characters themselves don't come off as anything more than the two-dimensional cutouts they always were.
Another example that comes to mind is that of the phantom in The Phantom of the Opera, who kills people and stalks Christine but somehow manages to still come off as eerily seductive.
The superintendent insisted that he didn't mean for the comment to come off as racist, and was instead referring to what he saw as the "limited" success of black quarterbacks in the NFL.
The dominant figure on the painting's far left seems to be a cephalopod made up of distinct sections: some appear metallic and riveted, while others come off as some kind of alien flesh.
The parts in The Resignation that might come off as deeply personal, almost diary-like, are fiction and do not directly reflect the author's lived experience: My poor father displacement died all emotions.
It was inconspicuous when she wanted her room to come off as vanilla—unlike a clear plastic storage box full of whips—and it was inconspicuous enough to pull out for a session.
Although the "Porn Interventions" were made with considerations of the often harmful clichés that exist in porn, they don't come off as anti-porn or jarringly different than other content on the site.
It's the type of line could have come off as cloying and cutesy–a sign that Chance was doubling down on the almost-too-wholesome family values side of his previous guest spots.
It's not just the accusations of corruption within his family that's making it hard for former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to come off as a viable presidential candidate for South Korea.
When Dubner noted how CEOs tend to come off "as uninteresting and unrevealing, almost as inhuman as possible" when they speak in public, Bartz said the executives might not be entirely at fault.
And he shuns the spotlight so much that he is either difficult to pin down for an interview or provides such brief answers that he can come off as a little bit sarcastic.
Behind each moment is a steady, probing intelligence holding it together, so that what would otherwise come off as camp or hysterical is in fact grounded, layered, strange, human and almost unbearably vulnerable.
Democrats have a lot to complain about, from Republican gerrymandering to Supreme Court packing, but at their most melodramatic, they come off as a collection of grievances that just happen to caucus together.
X-Men: Apocalypse was a different stripe of awful, in that it somehow managed to come off as bland despite an astonishing cast featuring Oscar Isaac, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, and James McAvoy.
Her less radical shape-shifting helped her find a sweet spot in a landscape littered with pop stars whose own attempts to stay relevant have come off as gimmicky, awkwardly political, or too petty.
Hampered by evolving hardware and a medium with no set rules or audience expectations, most virtual reality experiences come off as either glorified tech demos, or simulacra of other, more established types of content.
And while Tesla claims Vandermeyden was not fired in retaliation for the lawsuit, the accusations about her professional performance come off as an effort to get back at her for making her allegations public.
Even then, Flowstate may come off as extreme for most people, especially when you can fire up a Mac app like Byword in fullscreen mode and put on some headphones for distraction-free writing.
Nope advertises itself as ideal for work situations, but even if you're already behind your computer at your desk, you'd still have to look away from your coworker and potentially come off as rude.
It felt petty to remind them right away, so I waited to send the request until the next morning, adding a fun drink emoji in hopes that it wouldn't come off as passive aggressive.
But recent scandals involving fraternities and violence on campus have forced universities to reexamine their relationships to these organizations, and in retrospect, the hijinks depicted in "Animal House" don't come off as so innocent.
But I had a huge concern – the topic was so drenched with personal feelings that it might come off as a cacophonous accusation, one of those I-was-struggling-but-no-one-cared complaints.
They have the faux-futuristic look of an Alienware PC case, but somehow manage to come off as possessing the fugly-cool vibe of all the chunky high-fashion shoes currently on influencers' feet.
The fluctuating moods and periods of depression that are linked to bipolar disorder might also come off as flakiness and disinterest, and a potential partner might easily take these seemingly mixed messages to heart.
What's missing are the textures and confusion and unfinished business of real life, as if Gilbert were pushing these out of sight so as not to come off as dull or equivocal or downbeat.
Brutus's body and words fuse into a force that incorporates reason, certainly, but there's something else at work, too, in Abili's bravura performance, which doesn't come off as "bravura" and has no cheap flourishes.
ELISABETH VINCENTELLI MASTER CLASS Director-on-director chats can come off as awfully chummy, and that's what I feared from HBO's "Becoming Mike Nichols," with his fellow Tony winner Jack O'Brien asking the questions.
Confronting those biases is part of the challenge facing Ford, who will seek to come off as credible and not motivated by politics in the face of majority Republicans pressing forward with Kavanaugh's confirmation.
Her Morning Show character offers a means to display and embody that contradiction in a way that's difficult to express, in real life, in a way that doesn't come off as ungrateful or bitchy.
If anyone should come off as privileged, it's Amber Tamblyn, an actor whose entire life, starting with a role on "General Hospital" when she was 11, has revolved around a tableau of Hollywood glitz.
And if they play obstructionists too long, she adds, they could easily come off as the new "party of no," perceived as harming the nation through prolonged inaction, which might alienate potential midterm voters.
"I've been praying on this, and I decided — I know it's risky, it could come off as corny to some people, like yo — I decided to change my name again," he said with a shrug.
I read a lot of YA as an adult because I think there are things you can do — like the texting in this book — that would come off as gimmicks in more traditional literary fiction.
Hearing this song reminds me what's so exciting about 99.9%, the debut he released last week: it's full to bursting with sounds and ideas, and it still manages to come off as coherent and personal.
There are endless throbbing, seeping wounds, many of them perpetrated by Sarah, who is supposed to come off as magnetic despite her instability, but actually presents as a bundle of disparate pathologies and sadistic impulses.
Many said travel stories can often come off as a humblebrag or a way to get the attention of the opposite sex, and that any story told for either of those purposes is inherently annoying.
At an hour, "The Sun Still Burns Here" doesn't possess enough craft to hold the stage; the production focuses more on expressing states of emotion that come off as angsty rather than fragile or vulnerable.
If you're worried that your mission to stop people-pleasing will come off as harsh, Morton suggests letting your friends and family know that you're trying a new thing and working on putting yourself first.
"The last thing I want to do is come off as defending Donald Trump, but there is an issue with the yen," said an official at the United Automobile Workers union, which traditionally supports Democrats.
Individuals involved in bondage, discipline, sadism, and/or masochism (BDSM) tend to come off as sexual deviants to the rest of us, whose natural predilections skew "vanilla," that is, free of fetishes and/or kinks.
His instruments — which are far more difficult to control than modern versions, so you can forgive a botched note here and there — come off as blunter than the ones we're used to, but also cleaner.
Scheer, Raphael and Mantzoukas are such a winsome trio that the commentary doesn't come off as negative; even when they discuss true duds like "Speed 2: Cruise Control," their palpable love of movies shines through.
And it is so eager not to come off as a lecture in art history the film presumes a high level of knowledge of French culture and history — more than most American viewers might possess.
She says that MBA interns are often so concerned about coming across as smart and competent that it can lead them to skip social events, not ask for help, and generally come off as unapproachable.
After all, Naz's murder trial will probably be a big deal when all is said and done, and she doesn't want Stone looking like the low-rent ambulance chaser he could easily come off as.
Clinton might not come off as effortlessly comedic as our current commander-in-chief or even Jeb Bush, but this performance at least comes out ahead of her Broad City episode or the Forrest Gump spoof.
Regardless of the overall effect the monarchy has on the country, it's clear that not everyone appreciates its existence, and the royal family may have less leeway to make mistakes or come off as tone deaf.
McDonald was asked by Fast Company if he felt like using that as its name was insensitive: I asked McDonald point-blank about whether he's worried that the name Bodega might come off as culturally insensitive.
It's established from K's introduction that although he speaks Korean relatively well, he's still not entirely comfortable with the language; in the latter case, it could come off as a sort of apology for his mistranslation.
And though all of the Know Your Meme editors come off as deeply decent people with the best intentions, it's not ideal that the editorial team reporting to Kim is all white and almost all male.
For that reason it should come as no surprise that VOIDS—the first Minus The Bear record in five years that's out on March 3—is a moody record that doesn't come off as particularly upbeat.
Though she can come off as an aloof, shallow fashion-head like a Libra, Naomi is also extremely wholesome and family-oriented, being one of 12 children and bringing her mom to the Drag Race finale.
Miller said that the chip had come off as she changed her clothes during the bike-to-run transition, when, apparently, she took off the Velcro strap and then put it back on over her socks.
A lot of those mantras come off as bittersweet following his tragic death, but they remain as relatable and escapist anthems for a generation that deals with its problems by going live on Instagram about them.
Aries rising folks are go-getters who are always ready to run at a problem head-on, and though that can come off as intimidating, they're actually sweet little angels when they feel safe and babied.
No one wants to come off as incompetent or inexperienced to their boss or coworkers, but a big part of advancing in your career is learning new things and not being afraid to seek out help.
Monkfish, which can come off as a rubber replica of some part of the anatomy I'd rather not think about, gets wrapped in a cabbage or lettuce leaf, gently poached, and sliced into neat little wheels.
While Zuckerberg's answers at the employee Q&A meetings come off as more casual and sometimes jocular takes on his public remarks, the fact that two hours of internal dealings leaked to the press is significant.
The countries were unable to find a compromise on Mr. Trump's tariffs, with the United States arguing for keeping many of them and Beijing insisting that they must come off as part of any trade deal.
But it does come off as overtly silly that the show spends the first 20 minutes of the episode alternating between a heavy-handed Michonne monologue and a generous display of Carol's locks and Eugene's new ponytail.
The big problem seems to be that the social media platform just doesn't want to get into heavily policing people's own posts and feeds, especially in a way that could come off as partisan or as censorship.
We wanted to know what people who have come off as "flaky" had to say about this, so we asked members of The Mighty's community who struggle with anxiety to share one thing they wish others understood.
" She goes on to bizarrely add that she is also "not transgender or anything" but that she may come off as gay because she is a tomboy who gives off a "male energy" and she moves "differently.
Whether it comes to pulling a Mike Tyson (taking a hard fall) on the device or the fact that they sometimes catch fire at random, the hoverboard hasn't particularly come off as the holiday season's safest gift.
This technique can come off as flat, though here the very fine Rosemary Allen (Rosemary) and Kevin Hurley (Kevin), also the stars of the original 2004 production, possess an undeniable presence, despite the apparent absence of affect.
The cold open sketch puts Stone in the interview chair with Fox News host Tucker Carlson (played by SNL cast member Alex Moffat), who throws softball questions to make his guest come off as a sympathetic victim.
His problem long term, however, is that if he does well in New Hampshire, he may still come off as too common sense-y (at least for Republican base voters who have tilted away from that virtue).
But such evasions can come off as coy or phony, the same way that made-up celebrity names in fiction typically sound overdetermined and absurd — although no more overdetermined and absurd than Tom Cruise or Ke$ha.
The 500X shares a platform with the Jeep Renegade, a vehicle I sampled in 2017 and decided was an Italian-built example of an American nameplated ride that was strenuously not trying to come off as Italian.
It's a vision that, in appropriate doses, most Democrats clearly find thrilling, but as fodder for a presidential campaign, it can come off as too risky for party regulars and not bold enough for left-wing insurgents.
Referencing what must be one of the more humiliating periods of her life, just as she was formally nominated to be the first woman president of the United States, could have come off as jarring and graceless.
There's a way in which Dee could come off as the embodiment of the "cool girl" trope in "Gone Girl" — the woman who prides herself on being able to hang with the boys while exhibiting internalized misogyny.
Her story line might have come off as hacky if her secret hadn't been so carefully revealed in Episode 9, a standout half-hour directed by Lynn Shelton ("Your Sister's Sister"), one of indie film's subtlest storytellers.
His daughter Delphini unveils herself towards the end of the show and is supposed to come off as a threat, but the mere idea of Voldemort having an orgasm is scarier  than any spell Delphini can cast.
My last conversation with Jordan had felt strained because it was mostly focused on the "Jordan-James Great Poker Debacle of 2016" and I knew it was starting to come off as though I was constantly questioning him.
Here are a few examples of action verbs to use when highlighting specific skills: Avoid using too many "I" statements because it can come off as though you're mostly interested in what you can gain from the company.
In this context, his attempts at painting a rosy picture of America today, even if backed by the crime statistics, and how much police matter — even if most people don't wish cops ill — come off as tone-deaf.
Phones ring and spoil the moment, screens light up at the wrong time — it's a critique that might be worthwhile if it didn't come off as pedantic, and a shallow way to get at a more complex issue.
"I don't think of it as an activist channel, since I'm talking about myself, but I guess to other people it would come off as activist-y, because I explore a lot of things around identity," she says.
Particularly, the relationship between Tom and Sterling takes form towards the end of the film, but perhaps due to the students' somewhat autonomous input, it does come off as more innocently sweet than saddled with unnecessary social commentary.
"I've been asked to not come off as outraged or angry for fear of being labeled as an angry black woman," Pressley, a Boston city councilwoman who is running to represent Massachusetts's 85033th Congressional District, told the crowd.
"If one partner makes the other partner feel unattractive, divvys out criticism of the way one dresses, comments on weight, or other things like that, it can come off as if they are not interested," she told Insider.
It's easy to see how Kimmel and Damon might've come off as two guys who find themselves and their inside jokes totally delightful, while a crowd of patient millions waited for them to get on with the show.
The film received mixed reviews when it hit theaters on November 3, 2000, but even the most positive reviews come off as negative when you consider the language used by mostly male critics to describe its woman protagonists.
I've struggled with these things in the past, so being able to act sort of like a mentor has been really fulfilling for me, although I'm still working on how to not come off as condescending or judgmental.
While other examples of this method, or some variant of it, have yielded films that come off as condescending or creepily exploitative, Ms. Covi and Mr. Frimmel's "Mister Universo" is a disarming and humane picture, an unexpected delight.
"A standout sequence links the oil and blood of the wars in Iraq to family ties ('blood'), to menstruation and bad skin, as international conflict and American prejudice inform what would otherwise just come off as teenage angst."
Lorenzo's love of Joe DiMaggio and his insistence that his son must grow his heart and not his pocketbook come off as hopelessly quaint next to Sonny's ability to command the neighborhood and line Calogero's pockets with cash.
The only white male who shows up, in fact, is the corporate villain, which could come off as a little lazy if we weren't intended to make some clear parallels with major tech figures of our own day.
The ladies of The Real Housewives of Potomac already came to blows during part 1 of the explosive reunion last week — and in PEOPLE's exclusive sneak peek of Sunday's closer, the gloves come off as accusations of infidelity fly.
But Verizon's 5G network can also come off as very pie in the sky when you've got amazing data speeds one minute and then you lose them completely on the next street (or just further down the same block).
"There is something to say for Trump seeking greater understanding of complex racial issues, especially considering he has often come off as dismissive of the impact of racism on marginalized people and seemingly revels in encouraging intolerance," Hill wrote.
It's a bit of a cliché to say about a collaboration between two established artists, but a lot of the album's songs—"Underwater," for example, or "The Echoes"—really come off as an amalgamation of your two distinct sounds.
But put them next to Walter, the KKK chapter president, or even Topher Grace's grand wizard David Duke (who presents a more genteel "polished" image), and they each come off as different characters despite all being in the KKK.
My hope for the show is that people stick with the six episodes, because I think he may come off as a stereotype at first and then the more you get to know him, you peel down the layers.
Trump struck an upbeat tone on Thursday even after Chinese officials reiterated their stance that existing tariffs must come off as part of an interim deal to de-escalate the 17-month-long trade war between the two powers.
Zuboff, a professor emerita of Harvard Business School and the author of "In the Age of the Smart Machine" (1988), has a dramatic streak that could come off as simply grandiose if she didn't so painstakingly make her case.
Cook's words might also come off as a little insincere given Apple's willingness to play by the rules of Chinese censors, though the company claims to not really have a choice between complying or losing its market access there.[Bloomberg]
Often, though, their gestures come off as sententious and insincere (but I'm sure Mia Farrow really does love her black children), transparently performative actions to ensure that they're included in whatever the topic du jour is, adding gravitas to their image.
Based on the viewer's age and experiences, she might come off as a viper bent on sucking all spontaneous joy from the world and sending kids to boarding school in Switzerland — or as an admirably calculated queen with a killer wardrobe.
While some have used it as a conduit to show where they stand on certain issues without having to actually "say" it, these graphics can come off as gimmicky (and even comically predictable) with little follow-up or thought behind them.
Borghi said that according to the latest polls, the League should come off as the biggest single party in the new European parliament, and he hoped the League and the 5-Star would be part of the same parliamentary group.
Borghi said that, according to the latest polls, the League should come off as the biggest single party in the new European parliament, and he hoped the League and the 5-Star would be part of the same parliamentary group.
Javid's meticulously detailed portrayal of each death, always at the hand of faceless humans, could come off as a condemnation of humanity's destructive relationship with nature, but PEALS' gentle notes conjur a peaceful acceptance of horror playing across Javid's crinkled pages.
For De Beers the trick is walking a fine line between acknowledging that there's no real difference between the lab-grown products it's shilling and the higher-end stones that it mines without making the jewelry come off as sounding cheap.
Right now, though, the limitations above make the virtual reality version come off as the inferior incarnation in most respects, as it strips the series of the sense of moving through the world with the movements of a real person.
The shorts follow three "up and coming DJ's" as they prepare for a fictional "Best New DJ" contest called "Ultimate Ultimate," that come off as something of a last-ditch corporate death rattle to cash in on EDM's glory days.
Read more: NFL POWER RANKINGS: Where all 32 teams stand heading into training campBut while Mayfield might come off as a bit brash on the field, it turns out that he's something of a softie when it comes to romance.
" Serena Joy's 2016 Bordeaux Blanc is considered "sophisticated, traditional and austere… While the wine may initially come off as restrained, a few sips reveal it to be hiding layers of approachable white grapefruit and lemongrass, backed by weight and concentration.
But if Fey and Carlock's series is satirizing how quick people are to judge when it comes to portrayals of race, shouldn't Titus at least be forced to consider on some level how his show might come off as offensive?
Though these founders probably have little choice but to participate — thanks, peer pressure — they typically come off as self-aware rather than self-conscious, gracious instead of grouchy, even in their reindeer antler headbands — even as they're performing mannequin challenges.
Maybe. I don't want to come off as vague with this question but the thing is the language could be coded because I am black, because I am a woman, or because of the other many things that I am.
Mr. Cortes listed the names of others who had come off as crass or even vaguely complicit in the scheme during Mr. Wildstein's testimony: Mr. Christie's campaign manager, his press secretary, his chief political adviser and even the governor himself.
He can come off as stiff and cautious in speeches and on TV — and can in fact be stiff and cautious in person too — but he was also clearly bred for public life, and adept at turning it on as necessary.
But to the average New York City teenager, the courthouse — home to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the district court for the Southern District of New York — must come off as less than welcoming.
In that context, the very idea of being bored, let alone debating which of the millions of movies or TV shows currently streaming, may come off as naively trivial, a luxury that we might all look back on with disbelief.
I come off as pretty American with my heavy Californian accent, but in high school I overheard my first boyfriend's father telling him to stop dating that sand n****r and that she should go back to her terrorist-ridden country.
There's just not a good way to address the insanity of what we're witnessing Twitter has been tying itself in knots to justify its actions, many of which come off as illogical or contradictory to its past efforts and explanations.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that trade talks with China are "moving right along," striking an upbeat tone even as Chinese officials held fast to their line that existing tariffs must come off as part of an interim deal.
The Civil War generals William T. Sherman and Philip Sheridan, tasked with overseeing Indian affairs, come off as fierce conquer-at-all-cost leaders, morality be damned, as their troops ferociously battled against recalcitrant Arapaho, Comanche, Cheyenne and Kiowa tribes.
In addition, as direct cash interventions continue to gain traction in development circles, the kind of direct, peer-to-peer giving that blockchain technology makes so easy — and which is evident in Venezuela — can also come off as especially effective.
Sure, feel-good slogans about "Morning in America" and "Hope and Change" can come off as naïve or hokey, but there's something to be said for a positive vision, especially when the alternative is 18 months of vicious political knife-fighting.
While I'm sure King intended for the comment to come off as lighthearted, it's probably not a great idea to bring up what was likely a painful split, on television, when you could be talking about one of the actor's several projects.
"While I may have considered these 'courageous conversations' to be risky in the past (risky that I'd upset someone, or goodness forbid, come off as hysterical, or a raging feminist), I now believe that it is riskier not to have them," writes Krawcheck.
Sutton's (Meghann Fahy) secret office relationship with board member Richard (Sam Page) could come off as a forgettable fling, but it gets interesting, and more complex, when the assistant reveals she wants more than sex — she wants the two to actually date.
Kessel is also more on the Creature's side of things than on that of his creator — Frankenstein tends to come off as a self-absorbed prig — but Kessel doesn't fall into the trap of making the Creature so sympathetic as to become unthreatening.
We've seen it before at weird Wes Anderson-ified festivals like Camp Wildfire; they aim to recreate the genuinely trippy shit you'd find in the weirder, arty corners of Glasto but ultimately come off as sanitised, social media-baiting events for rich people.
If Khaled wasn't seemingly the most earnest and sincere person working in music, Grateful would come off as incredibly cynical — and even so, it still feels like an album that can be shuffled or disassembled without sacrificing an ounce of its intended effect.
"Showing up in a Ferrari, for example, or talking way too much about career success and history at the very beginning, not only might come off [as] arrogant but also does not highlight some of their more important personal qualities," she said.
The show, which includes high-concept videos that take her places like a porn shoot (where she feeds lines to actors) and a foot fetish party, helps Ms. Glaser come off as forever game, if also a little startled by her own chutzpah.
As 70% of millennial executives and senior-level women who were surveyed reported wanting to be "well-liked" at work, the desire to come off as less aggressive has the potential to dictate how much time someone devotes to intentional digital communication. 
Rebel Wizard is a one-man band from Australia that plays what creator Nekrasov calls "heavy negative wizard metal," and while that might come off as a neat little ironic subgenre title, it is as accurate a description as once can find.
It doesn't come off as preachy because few are more skilled at delivering such messages as Jayda G, all the heavenly vocal house and insistently shuffling drum programs that follow, make it so you basically have no choice but to follow her directives.
Perhaps in an effort to put to bed any suggestions of a handshake rivalry, Trump embraced Macron and gave him the traditional two-cheek kiss but some of the captured moments still come off as, well, not exactly natural for the president.
Because you can come off as aloof and are ruled by serious Saturn, you're sometimes perceived as cold and unfeeling, but the truth is here have been times in your life when you had to repress your emotions to survive without crumbling.
At worst, Clinton's youth-outreach efforts have come off as naked pandering, like her op-ed for capital-M millennial outfit Mic, titled, no joke, "Here's What Millennials Have Taught Me." More than being told how great they are, however, millennials love authenticity.
Though Portland is the economic engine of the state, with a majority of the jobs and about 59 percent of the state's population of 4.1 million living in the metro area, its progressive politics can sometimes come off as hostile to business.
In fact, they sometimes come off as only being interested in cleaning up inner-city areas so they and their families can feel safer once in a while when they decide to go downtown to see a show or visit a trendy restaurant.
One way he could go about that is that, like Mitt Romney in the first debate of 2012, he could try to come off as a reasonable moderate, in an effort to convince voters that everything they've heard about him is wrong.
Personally, it's always come off as a distinctly dad-ish attempt to remove as many fashion questions from your life as possible, but have a conversation with Kersey, and you'll find that the reasons for his wardrobe purge are rooted in joy.
Cell Phone Courtesy Month—somehow a very real and not at all made up thing—isn't until July, but here are some solid tips for Musk, as provided by Lehigh University, that would help him come off as less of a dick during phone calls.
But as it was, Paramount found itself stuck with a show that was rapidly gaining a reputation as an offensive piece of shock comedy, in an America so bleak and hellish that there was no time to release it that wouldn't come off as tasteless.
Expressions of "adulting" do often come off as privileged astonishment at the realities of, well, life: that you have to pay bills and go to work; that you have to buy food and cook it if you want to eat it; that actions have consequences.
After being mocked for screwing up the lyrics to Biggie's verse on "Get Money" at the VH1 Hip-Hop Honors, his two turns on Drama's album (on "Big Money" and "Right Back") do little to restore his rep as his contributions come off as anonymous.
BILL GRIFFETH: YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO COME OFF AS A CYNICAL JOURNALIST BY ASKING THIS, BUT I DON'T MEAN THIS IN A CONFRONTATIONAL WAY, BUT WHY ARE YOU DOING – WHY ARE YOU USING THE BULLY PULPIT OF THE MINNEAPOLIS FED TO FURTHER THIS CAUSE?
While the Washington Post article is meant to be a straight fact check, it doesn't grapple with the ways police shootings can disrupt lives and affect a community, making its focus on the raw numbers of police shootings of unarmed children come off as dismissive.
What she's getting at is contradictory, but makes sense: sometimes the experiences with the least direct human-interest missions (aka engendering empathy around a social issue or doing documentary-like coverage of a place or person) can come off as the most pro-human experiences.
The scrunch sock's current revival is the greatest testament to its sexiness because they are currently being matched with, wait for it, Crocs: Even the most horrid footwear known to humankind can come off as flirty and naughty when matched with big bundles of cotton.
Of course, the gotcha element wouldn't have come off as such a poor parlor trick if it wasn't literally sacrificing a less-popular character just to heighten the blow of losing the one cast member who gave the narrative any kind of moral fiber.
"I think this is really a good example of the need for all of us to be very, very specific about what it is we are saying so that we don't come off as being anti-Semitic, as being racist, as being bigoted," he said.
And while members of his campaign say they cannot imagine a more valuable political spouse to have, in interviews as well as hacked emails released by WikiLeaks, Mr. Clinton has sometimes come off as an old master struggling to get with the new program.
There are songs here that deepen the brothers' lyrical range — the spooky "Came a Long Way" is a meditation on overcoming difficult obstacles, and on "Now That I Know" and "Take It or Leave It," they come off as the scorned, not the scorners.
Conversely, sticking with the Nazism line of attack cheapens its effect and, frankly, makes its proponents come off as a little more than unhinged, something perhaps already at play given that a Gallup poll has put Trump at his highest approval rating to date.
Abbey Skinner from Danvers, though, believes humility is an admirable quality: I think that it shows good character of Norway; instead of openly displaying pride in their achievements at the Olympics, they are being modest about it so they do not come off as "bragging".
But while Abrams's dismissal of The Last Jedi may come off as peculiar, it also seems like a calibrated wink and nod to Star Wars' fandom — in particular a toxic swath that loves nothing more than to hate on Johnson and The Last Jedi.
If he manages to come off as unscripted — say, if he wins some tense one-on-one exchanges with other candidates — he could be deemed the debate's winner and regain some of the ground he's lost both in the polls and in elite opinion.
It's something Danny would have said — but what would have come off as boisterous swagger from the mouths of men rings as an anthem when spoken by women, especially to an audience who have spent a rough year coming to terms with some very harsh realities.
In my experience, there are two successful types of Grindr profile to craft for successful responses: a sexy, mysterious profile where you come off as a cool, mildly apathetic person who doesn't look as desperate as you actually are in real life, or the more direct approach.
Washington (CNN)Hillary Clinton spoke candidly in interviews published Thursday about perceptions that she can sometimes come off as "cold or unemotional," describing her struggle to control her emotions without seeming "walled off" and speaking in personal terms about what it's like to campaign as a woman.
Having the blaring (yes, blaring; the music powers entire scenes, and the bass may leave a lingering vibration in your eardrums) tracks dictate the tone of the entire movie — and repeating songs like Rae Sremmurd's 2014 single, "No Type" — could come off as abrasive, annoying, or cheesy.
For all the vividness of her presence, Ms. Herlitzius, 54, has a lean, sinewy voice that can come off as too raw for a country that likes its opera plush and easily digestible; Ms. Antonacci, 56, has pursued corners of the repertory that rarely get done here.
We already know that Kavanaugh does not come off as particularly honest under tough questioning; recall how flustered he became when Senator Kamala Harris asked him whether he'd ever discussed the investigation by Robert Mueller, the special counsel, with anyone at Donald Trump's personal lawyer's law firm.
Seeking special treatment for AI experts, who can command salaries on par with professional athletes, might come off as tone-deaf while migrants from Central America are held in detention camps in the US and migrants from the Middle East and Africa drown in the Mediterranean Sea.
While the moment might come off as cliché to sports fans who have heard the line time and time again, for Mahomes, it was a special piece of closure, as he had publicly dreamed of saying the words years before he ever made it to the NFL.
Lining up against Kaine is the boring factor — both that he doesn't come off as the most interesting person himself, and that at this point, his selection is so widely expected that the announcement wouldn't excite many in the political world or the political press corps.
It kinda is, and that can come off as depravity without a Batman-led solution, even if Fleck's real-life counterparts often mirror this fictionalized existence (white males becoming radicalized in droves, with an American president who fans the flames of their hatred on social media).
In the earlier part of her memoir, her tight focus on her own story at the expense of anyone else's can come off as self-indulgent, even self-aggrandizing, but it is part of her considerable art that by the end, it feels like a winning frankness.
The activists come off as thoughtful and cautious, not inherently opposed to other viewpoints, but insistent on one point: that institutions have power, and that by hosting a speaker who advocates for scientific racism or ethnic cleansing, those institutions lend their prestige and their power to those ideas.
The stunt, broadcast live on the Fox network for the TV special "Stride Gum Presents Heaven Sent," nearly didn't come off as planned when Aikins revealed just before climbing into his plane that the Screen Actors Guild had ordered him to wear a parachute to ensure his safety.
The study suggests that taking selfies is basically just a way of showing people what you want them to see, but not necessarily what the rest of the world sees, which can come off as narcissistic and eventually make you think you're hotter than you think you are.
Maybe the Ugandan media council wasn't even thinking about shutting it down but now that somebody has brought it up, then they know they are being watched and they don't want to come off as people who aren't doing their job... then they get out and shut it down.
In a recent paper, we found that if you take an action that people like, you come off as much more trustworthy if you decide to act without doing a careful cost-benefit analysis first: Individuals who calculate seem liable to sell out when the price is right.
"Peep's philosophies are no more profound than a great Instagram caption, and he can come off as a bit of an indignant kid, but it's easy to see why a new class of spitfires are using him as a talisman for their anxieties," Sheldon Pearce wrote for Pitchfork.
These days, choreographers are constantly being urged to create same-sex duets, but a lot of dance-makers don't really know what to do with the form, and the results can easily come off as either self-conscious or the opposite: cold, so as not to look self-conscious.
Addison can come off as cold and harsh, especially to people who try to help her, but her character is far more nuanced than the typical tough-as-nails antihero — as evidenced by some of the heart-tugging scenes between her and her now mute, emotionally detached sister.
Thus, when a label like Brioni decides to celebrate its 75th anniversary with an elaborately staged presentation in a Renaissance palace and follow it with a seated dinner, the risk is the effort will come off as counterintuitive theater, something as forced and creaky as an Elvis revival.
Chris is a little worried about Rose's family's reaction to him — she hasn't told them that her boyfriend is black — but they're very nice to him, even if Dean's pointedly enthusiastic comments about the achievements of Olympian Jesse Owens and loving Obama come off as a bit clueless.
"Moon struggles to prove allegiance to South, not North," read a recent headline in South Korea's Yonhap News Agency, and at times during debates he has come off as defensive on the issue, repeatedly saying that negotiations exist as a tool to persuade North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons.
While NYFW can at times feel so commercially driven that the shows come off as uninspired, Chavarria's latest presentation exemplifies the ways in which a singular vision like his, that is born out of the strength and perseverance of marginalized communities, can keep its radical edge and even break new ground.
These days, it could come off as some kind of perverse or precocious kind of gustatory bragging to say that as a child I adored the blob of marrow from the soup bones and had a particular love of the brains in brown butter with capers that my mother cooked.
Discussions are "moving right along", U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday, striking an upbeat tone even as Chinese officials held fast to their line that existing tariffs must come off as part of an interim deal to de-escalate the 17-month trade war between the world's two biggest economies.
An African City can come off as light entertainment, with its pop-culture concerns about glamor and stylistic individuality, stock jokes like waiters who never get the drink orders right, and comedic plotlines like Sade finally getting her vibrator out of customs and Nana Yaa's wealthy lover having a small penis.
Instead of waxing poetic about their love story or sending her get well wishes to Hemsworth, who had to miss the Grammys and the premiere of his new film Isn't It Romantic due to kidney stones, Cyrus sent this lovely throwback: How does this still manage to come off as thoughtful and cute?
The Coen brothers' premise — that the only thing that matters is what works for the artist — sometimes seems to be stood on its head by socially conscious criticism; when it doesn't work, it can come off as a plea to artists to make society better by potentially making their work a little worse.
President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on June 2705, and markets could take it really well if all goes satisfactorily, or badly if those talks do not come off as at least amicable even if there's not a lot of progress from a first meeting.
All of these big, self-consciously scandalous plotlines have the potential to come off as though they're trying too hard — a little bit like a 16-year-old in a Hot Topic shirt and abundant eyeliner smoking a clove cigarette expectantly in front of you, just waiting for you to be shocked.
I think if a real producer or engineer had spent that kind of time on it, it would come off as over-polished and overproduced, but at the end of the day, Levi [Gawron, guitars and programming] is this incredibly technically-minded guy, whereas I'm a more raw, pure from the heart artist dude.
Warren could limit her range of emotion and come off as cold, calculating or inauthentic, or she could show that anger — the anger felt by so many women since the Access Hollywood tape, since November 2016, since the Women's March, since the #MeToo movement, since Brett Kavanaugh, since Harvey Weinstein — and pay the price.
Pisces is a very empathetic sign, and you will need to practice sensitivity—not just because you have a huge mouth that can be hard for you to control, but also due to the fact that, when warrior Mars enters your sign, you'll come off as a little more aggressive or dominant than usual.
It is a huge responsibility, one that some have questioned whether Dr. Redfield, a former military doctor and prominent AIDS researcher who had no experience leading a government agency when President Trump appointed him to run the C.D.C. two years ago — and whose cautious reserve has at times come off as timidity — is prepared for.
It's no surprise, then, that when they did decide to collaborate, it was with Birkenstock, the nearly 250-year-old German shoe company whose legions of fans include many a fashion person, perhaps because the iconic chunky sandals can always be relied upon to offset a look that threatens to come off as too dressed.
Despite all of the bits in 100% Fresh that may come off as stereotypical Sandler (despite a large fanbase, he is not universally beloved, as emphasized by the special's title, which refers to the low scores his work has received on Rotten Tomatoes), it's impossible not to admit that 100% Fresh is a disarming piece of work.
Anachronism-heavy historical TV shows can sometimes come off as smug, as if they think they're shocking their audiences — even though, in this post-Reign world, seeing a girl in a 19th-century hoop skirt get low to "I Like Tuh" is approximately as new and surprising as watching a walk-and-talk on an Aaron Sorkin show.
That makes statements like "spatial computing can be a safe haven and a creative space to include all who respect each other, all who want to build new worlds" come off as Star Trek-inspired utopianism — particularly given that the discussion is about some far-off possible future medium, rather than a functioning platform that exists today.
With four commercial breaks, ten candidates and five (!) rotating moderators, not to mention an audience that may not watch both two-hour debates, that doesn't leave much time for candidates — especially as they're looking to not just to come off as competent but also say something that'll draw enough attention to gain coverage in the next round of debates.
For all of the anger and panic Trump tends to induce in his opposition, in speeches where's he's reading from a teleprompter—rather than playing to a crowd of fans—he tends to come off as stiff while constantly squinting, a raunchy improv comic forced to give a bar mitzvah toast for his least-favorite nephew.
He should not have forgotten the golden rule of being brown and male: You must be respectful at all times, comport yourself with propriety and dignity, not come off as too aggressive or be too aggressive, and not think for a second that you can get away with violating your ideals because you've somehow escaped your phenotype and gender.
When you talk to Penny before her race, she might come off as a little nervous and joke that 'Oh yeah, I'm not going to do so well,' but deep down you know that she knows that she's good and when you have that attitude and you have confidence in yourself, that's what gives her an edge.
But as the seasons go on, and as more and more specific items get added to the show's back-story (or "mythology" in TV parlance), the audience gradually erodes to a core that knows everything about the show and is deeply passionate about it, but can come off as confusing to anybody who's not in the know.
And while that can come off as a bold diversity casting at surface value, putting her there without the context of how she managed to land such a position at 25 when black women make even less on the dollar than white women, plus the fact that the show never depicts combating work issues that are specific to black women, is lazy.
In a much better place now, national Democrats roundly laud Gillum's effort in his race, saying that talent-wise, senior strategists like his smoothness: It's rare for a politician to come off as clearly smart without opening themselves up to be caricatured as a know-it-all, and as telegenic but with an ability to present as an average person.
But it would come off as derisive if it weren't for the reverse situation that comes later, when the stiff and proper Manley (nicknamed "Alfred" by Mickey in a tribute to Batman) is sent out to buy an Ice Cube CD. The movie sets up the audience to root for Nisi and Mickey, to laugh with them, not at them.
Go deeper: Americans don't trust tech firms or feds to police Russian meddling in U.S. politics Best case scenario for tech: If lawmakers buy the transparency measures that some of the companies have rapidly rolled out in preparation for the hearing, all three come off as responsive to investigators' questions — and users don't care enough to change how they use the platforms.
James Lipton, who died on Monday at the age of 93, made his name conducting in-depth interviews of actors, comedians, filmmakers and others on the long-running series "Inside the Actors Studio" when it was on Bravo TV. Though Lipton could come off as self-important or sycophantic, and was parodied more than once, there's a reason the show was a hit.
People who have accepted that a competent woman can sometimes come off as cold, that a strong leader can smile or laugh as often as she likes without it undermining her gravitas, that it's okay for a woman to keep talking when a man wants to cut her off — those people saw a winning strategy from Hillary Clinton on Monday.
The conservative intellectual apparatus is overwhelmingly against Ryancare — when you've lost Cato and Heritage and AEI and Yuval Levin and Avik Roy and Philip Klein, then discrediting CBO doesn't come off as CBO is wrong, and here's a persuasive argument for why; it comes off as we're wrong, and we're trying to make sure as few people as possible know it.
Armstrong: I don't want to come off as anti-technology, but some of my favorites are the ones that are really basic—black ink on card stock, primitive and simple, made quickly to get the word out, often by people with no design experienceAuerbach: In the beginning, I was instantly attracted to the rap history flyers—the gritty, grainy sometimes shitty quality of the flyers was amazing to me.
League water mule Peter King floated the social justice theory on behalf of Kaepernick's former team, and the perennially late-to-the-party Jason Whitlock somehow made it into the Wall Street Journal ten days later to chime in, furthering his goofball theory that Kaepernick has been used by progressive Twitter users and that he is not on a team because owners don't want to come off as racist if he gets cut.
Look, maybe Benioff and Weiss didn't intend that scene where everybody dunks on the book literally titled A Song of Ice and Fire to come off as a jab at the guy who wrote the books they adapted (and that they then passed right by), but it still felt pretty uncomfortable, like a couple of teenagers thumbing their nose at their dad, who silently fumes while they make fun of how he's not cool enough, man.
After seeing the connection to Colescott and Saul, who are true outliers, something Prince can only pose at, it struck me that his motivation for making huge expanses populated by tastefully arranged faces and heads, nudes and knights — all of them aspiring to look demented but not quite pulling it off — is that he is an artist who always wants to come off as hip (read masculine) and snarky without actually sticking his neck out, as the artists that he channels did.
None of this was close to how I acted outside of work, but I didn't want to unveil my full-on Brooklyn sarcastic-ass personality: As one of three women of color in the office, I feared I would come off as being "too Black," and I was definitely the runt of the litter as far as academic accomplishments in comparison to my colleagues went, so I kept my opinions to myself and my eyes glued to my laptop during group conversations.
Two months into my obsessive Jake Gyllenhaal fandom, I felt compelled to write a letter to my readers (and repost it for the benefit of my family and friends), titled "I am not going to commit any crimes to impress Jake Gyllenhaal." big moment for me this week when jake gyllenhaal answered a trivia question about himself incorrectly and I knew the real answer I didn't want to come off as a weirdo — just a quirky and delightful web presence and a role model for young people with inexplicable crushes around which they had constructed elaborate fantasies.
Whether she even needs to do this sort of thing is questionable, given the relatively newsworthy nature of her antics—this is the same woman, after all, who broke a $500,000 book deal and got herself in over $100,000 in debt; canceled her "tour" of $165 creativity workshops at the beginning of this year; sold merchandise such as $303 caps that say "Self Obsessed Mess" (hearkening back to a VICE headline); and sold boob paintings for $80—but griping about coverage in ways that, at the very least, come off as calculated to draw more coverage would seem to be within the purview of an influencer's job.

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