demeanor

Example Sentences

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Sal quietly seethes with irritation at Sonny’s misbegotten machinations, his chilly demeanor suggesting a tense and potentially dangerous volatility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Despite winning 10 WTA singles titles, achieving a career singles high of No. 3 in 2022 and the No. 1 doubles ranking, Pegula’s low-key demeanor means she flies a bit under the radar.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

"He's very calm. Even when he does get upset, there's a calmness to his demeanor, which I think most people really gravitate to."

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

On TV, at town halls and universities, the bespectacled officer, with close-cropped gray hair and an almost professorial demeanor, lays out the stakes for his countrymen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

The smaller of the two—but not by much—was a sloppy blond boy, rosy-cheeked and gum-chewing, with a relentlessly cheery demeanor and his fists thrust deep in the pockets of his knee-sprung trousers.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt