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

But the newspaper also said, “The mirror reflects both ways. The museum’s stuffiness reflects ‘Los Four’s’ self-conscious scruffiness.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2024

For many, French cuisine is typified by indulgence, richness and a certain nose-in-the-air type of stuffiness.

From Salon • May 22, 2024

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

For all the stuffiness upstairs, it was damp and chilly down on the street, and Rachel sat shivering on the bench of the wagon, wrapped in a worn shawl that Lyddie recognized as her mother’s.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson