affectation

Example Sentences

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While Ross’ style undeniably calls attention to itself, the director is prescient enough to know that some will see his untraditional mode as a mere affectation.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2024

Carroll proved long ago it’s not an act or affectation; it’s just who he is, for better or worse.

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2023

Outside of news and sports and awards ceremonies, live television has been something of an affectation since the 1950s: a stunt, a gimmick, occasionally an aesthetic experiment.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2023

Walking, standing — everyday movements performed by dancers without affectation to create something new, a kind of pedestrian classicism.

From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2023

For another, cigars, with Zooey, were not in any patent way a young man’s affectation.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger