staginess

Example Sentences

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The mushy score, absurdly pompous speeches, and Victorian staginess harmonize with Mr. Fraser’s conception of his role as the emoter in chief.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

An awkward and uncomfortable experiment, “Together” unfolds with a staginess that rebuffs our involvement.

From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2021

There’s a certain staginess but, overall, the feel of an intricate literary machine situated squarely, in its characters and plot, on the fault lines of contemporary debates about technology.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2019

He wanted nothing phony: no infallible fathers, no staginess, no hammy dialogue, no fake kids.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 13, 2016

He looks like a rock star, but he has none of a rock star’s swagger and braggadocio and staginess.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell