calculatedly
Example Sentences
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It’s certainly possible that this is ragebait—a confession so calculatedly oblivious to its own evil that it can’t possibly be true, its only goal to rile up outrage for internet points.
From Slate ● Apr. 26, 2024
The grotesque prosthetic effects and nerve-shredding sound design are first rate; they’re also a calculatedly showy distraction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
In another moment, she says, calculatedly blasé: “I guess I’m just relatable.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
Yet both have calculatedly peddled their images — like plenty of the born rich do — as industrious, self-made success stories.
From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2023
In lieu of that calculatedly slovenly disguise which he had affected in the hinter-land, he was immaculate in the fineness of his linen and the tailoring of his evening clothes.
From A Pagan of the Hills by Buck, Charles Neville
