aloof
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The novel begins with the birth of a boy named Lajos to his aloof, baronial parents, Sándor and Mária von Lázár.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
“People shouldn’t care to hear my opinion. I didn’t have a phone for 18 months… I hate to be the artist that’s that aloof, but I’m so disconnected from what’s happening.”
From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026
You’re not some careless, aloof fool; your behavior at times just very closely resembles that of a careless, aloof fool.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
Yet, this is a character who hates pity and I can’t help but admire that Ramsay faces down today’s phonily upbeat and relatable motherhood discourse with this boogey-mom who keeps herself aloof.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025
This outwardly aloof but blatantly defensive tone seemed to acknowledge, in its backhanded way, that his critics had struck a nerve.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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