stilted
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There’s a stilted quality to the conversation as they discuss their eccentric, inscrutable dad.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025
Never-campers might opt for Sediba Sa Rona, which opens the same month with stilted suites overlooking the Khwai River.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025
Discussion of the upcoming Los Angeles Olympics was mostly delivered with stilted hamminess from both, with Martin occasionally shoehorning in jokes that Meier did not pick up on.
From Slate • Sep. 22, 2025
She wisely knows that her relationship to her mother’s legacy and memory is too stilted, and thus, she begins by sitting her siblings down to have candid talks with those who knew Mansfield better.
From Salon • Jun. 27, 2025
It is here that the stilted mannequins of my initial acquaintance begin to yawn and stretch and come to life.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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