mannerism

Example Sentences

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So much attention is on their similarities in their swings and other mannerism, but the needle and the trash talking is not to be overlooked.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2023

To help with the pronunciation, the inaugural show’s poster added a French accent aigu to the final letter — Ceejé — a mannerism that was soon dropped.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2023

But neither actress leans into mannerism or quirk; neither showboats.

From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2022

More than 850 people worked on recreating Abba "in their prime" using motion capture technology to scan "every mannerism and every motion" of the musicians, who are now in their 70s, as they performed.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2021

Jethro had picked up a mannerism from his mother.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt