stuffiness

Example Sentences

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“But the stuffiness, the people we’re serving, that’s not me.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

Murdoch built his empire largely by seeking out unfulfilled market segments and offering the public unfiltered alternatives to mainstream cultural stuffiness.

From Slate • Sep. 21, 2023

Caviar's lack of accessibility and its stuffiness seemed unappealing and out of place in the same kitchen where I scarfed my 2 a.m.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2022

In fashion, a preppy look conjures up feelings of stuffiness and sartorial rigidity — think Matt Damon social climbing in “The Talented Mr. Ripley” — but there’s also some flexibility baked into its DNA.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2022

Ifemelu sat close to the door; the fan on the chipped table was turned on high but did little for the stuffiness in the room.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie