archness

Example Sentences

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“Kate” is directed by fellow comedian Bo Burnham with playful archness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2024

She is played with archness and authority and hip-swinging sass, shot through with vulnerability, by Clare Perkins, who has traded in those red stockings for a cold-shoulder dress and some very high heels.

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2023

Now, they are buzzing with memes, videos and messages of congratulation, but also a strain of sceptical archness.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2022

All the chapter titles end in “y,” adding to a general mood of effervescent archness.

From Washington Post • Oct. 25, 2021

“Well,” Lenina enquired, with significant archness when they met next afternoon on the roof, “did you think it was fun yesterday?”

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley