affectation

Example Sentences

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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

She embodies Wednesday with her flat affectation and utter disdain for her peers.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2022

What had once seemed an honorable inclination now struck me as a heavy and inconvenient affectation.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris