She expressed vulnerability; he, resilience.
Miguel's lyrics express modesty, yearning, vulnerability, and cheeky humor.
She said she enjoys portraying a character who expresses both vulnerability and ambivalence.
When done well, theatrical striptease plays with the tendency of bare flesh --onstage, if not in movies - to express vulnerability and confidence simultaneously.
A quiver of vibrato can express painful vulnerability; a two-note slide or a touch of graininess conveys profound desire.
He continued to express desire and vulnerability, but now the sorrow was earned, and when he conveyed elation, not an army of brasses could level his spirit.
Instead, it expresses true vulnerability, by taking a risk that most new power balladeers don't dare.
She rarely allows herself to express such vulnerability.
It is an emblematic Springsteen lyric, expressing vulnerability and virility in one compelling stroke.
Despite immense societal straitjackets, the inmates still, somehow, express vulnerability - still, somehow, seem like children.