mannerism
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“I watched him on the monitor and thought to put some of his mannerism into the performance,” he recalls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
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
But neither actress leans into mannerism or quirk; neither showboats.
From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
Bart is himself stuck in maximum overdrive, in a performance that is all joke-milking and mannerism.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 10, 2021
Not only any actual misdemeanor, but any eccentricity, however small, any change of habits, any nervous mannerism that could possibly be the symptom of an inner struggle, is certain to be detected.
From "1984" by George Orwell
"She's just like her dad, it's frightening; she looks so much like him, she's got his mannerisms, she's adorable, athletic, sporty," she says.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
He resembles the Finder icon on Apple computers, but with a tiny stature and goofy mannerisms.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
In “The Unknown,” he portrays not only Elliott but all the people he interacts with, and differentiates them crisply with convincing accents but without costume changes or flashy mannerisms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
She has Nina’s mannerisms detailed down to their minutia.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2026
My door slammed open, and in walked First Sergeant Anderson, a high school senior with an impressively premature five-o’clock shadow, a scruffy voice, and the posture and mannerisms of a bulldog.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
Vocabulary lists containing mannerism
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"The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak, Part Eight
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