affectation

Example Sentences

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We had to find the musicality of era-specific speech and behavior, without it feeling like an affectation.

From Salon

With no affectation whatsoever, and a voice directly wired to her emotions, she makes Lucille our way into a story we might rather turn away from.

From New York Times

Reading the book on paper, you might notice the literary affectations — the one-sentence paragraphs, the super-short chapters, the occasional fancy phrase or five-dollar word — and have your doubts about Harry’s contribution.

From Washington Post

Walking, standing — everyday movements performed by dancers without affectation to create something new, a kind of pedestrian classicism.

From New York Times

A creature of social affectation, he’s lost touch with any artistic authenticity he might once have possessed.

From Los Angeles Times