affectation

Example Sentences

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

From Salon

With no affectation whatsoever, and a voice directly wired to her emotions, she makes Lucille our way into a story we might rather turn away from.

From New York Times

The actors distinguish themselves through affectations: a raised eyebrow, a bow, a giggle, a swept leg, a daintily dropped handkerchief, a cleared throat.

From New York Times

Stand-up can get away with being a disconnected collection of setups and punch lines, but aiming for more should not be considered some kind of gimmick or affectation.

From New York Times

They call him, in an example of the movie’s flavorless affectations, Disease Boy.

From New York Times