aloofness

Example Sentences

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The solution is dazzling: The two buildings seem barely to touch shoulders, and yet behind this show of aloofness their interior spaces flow freely together at every level.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

They won us over with their mild pomposity and aloofness, whereas Rapaport’s annoyance wreaks collateral damage like a chronically unbathed person’s odor assails bystanders.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026

Another parent said the school showed an "aloofness and detachment" when dealing with the harm done to his daughter.

From BBC • May 12, 2025

Smith is miscast as Myrtle, for a start: Her onstage bearing exudes a homely approachability rather than high-strung poise or inscrutable aloofness.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2024

That was how I escaped my father’s aloofness, in my dead mother’s books.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini