standoffish
Example Sentences
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She describes herself as “prickly and standoffish, selectively extroverted, largely humorless.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025
Over the course of seven years, we saw them morph from standoffish children — often bullied because of the complexion of their skin — to two young, confident leaders.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2023
At a 1988 talk, the journalist Paul Goldberger asked Portman about the standoffish design of his Times Square Marriott Marquis.
From Slate • Jul. 28, 2023
It was an unnatural fit on paper — the sometimes standoffish candidate with few initial ties to Tallahassee and the genial consultant who had helped elect the man he hoped to succeed.
From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2023
The people weren’t mean up there, but some had a kind of standoffish nature.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
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Life Is So Good
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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
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The Bad Beginning
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