affectation

Example Sentences

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“A gun is a tool to put holes in things,” Nguyen says in his gentle rasp that sometimes takes on a surfer bro affectation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 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

We had to find the musicality of era-specific speech and behavior, without it feeling like an affectation.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 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

Esthetics as a parlor affectation is ludicrous and sometimes a little obscene; as a way of life it sometimes attains dignity.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer