affectation
Example Sentences
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The Hepburn surname was an affectation of her father’s, which she later adopted.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
In the heat-soaked world of Marty Hart and Rust Cohle, creepiness was an affectation — part misdirecting figment, part metaphor.
From Salon • Feb. 5, 2024
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
“You don’t know what I can do. Snow produces a glow and a tingle, if applied rightly. Your indifference is half affectation, and a good stirring up would prove it.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Vocabulary lists containing affectation
The Great Gatsby
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The Hunger Games
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Crime and Punishment
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