affectation

Example Sentences

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Vocal fry is a normal vocal affectation — used by both men and women — where you drop your voice for emphasis.

From Salon • Sep. 12, 2024

Carroll proved long ago it’s not an act or affectation; it’s just who he is, for better or worse.

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2023

She embodies Wednesday with her flat affectation and utter disdain for her peers.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2022

But “Decision to Leave” is also needlessly complicated and at times almost impossible to follow, its narrative inscrutability often coming across less as the result of nonlinear storytelling than as simply a cinematic affectation.

From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2022

And there was Robbie, who exasperated her with his affectation of distance, and his grand plans which he would only discuss with her father.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan