1.   It takes a unique and talented writer to tell our human stories so that they seem fresh.

2.   And it was clear that despite his new-found success, his failure to win the New Hampshire primary three times running seemed fresh in his mind.

3.   As always, Ms. Tyler writes with a clarity that makes the commonplace seem fresh and the pathetic touching.

4.   At their best, his songs adhere to commercial formulas but have just enough lyrical originality, insight and conviction to seem fresh.

5.   After all, how many times can a writer make a murdered hooker story seem fresh?

6.   But Garofalo plays those familiar notes with such a sassy, sly individuality that she often makes them seem fresh.

7.   But she said much that was true, and by saying some of it in movement rather than in words, she made familiar sentiments seem fresh.

8.   But the drum-tight delivery by rappers Havoc and Prodigy seems as fresh as a just-issued threat.

9.   But what seemed fresh now looks more like a gimmick.

10.   Even for Simon, it is hard to make the situation seem fresh.