aloofness
Example Sentences
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They won us over with their mild pomposity and aloofness, whereas Rapaport’s annoyance wreaks collateral damage like a chronically unbathed person’s odor assails bystanders.
From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026
And Calder Gardens, for all the undoubted talent and imagination it displays, sadly turns its back on its Parkway context with a self-satisfied aloofness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 24, 2025
Another parent said the school showed an "aloofness and detachment" when dealing with the harm done to his daughter.
From BBC • May 12, 2025
It also spurred a raft of criticism of Abdullah, with many contrasting the popularity of Hamzah and his common touch — especially among Jordan’s all-important tribes — with the aloofness of the king.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2023
Washington was an inherently stiff and formal man who cultivated aloofness and possessed distancing mechanisms second to none.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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