attitudinize

Example Sentences

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He was compelled the while to attitudinize incessantly as a genius.

From Art in England Notes and Studies by Cook, Dutton

A bird seldom sings when watched, and Nature is no coquette, and will not ogle and attitudinize when stared at.

From Our Friend John Burroughs by Barrus, Clara

To be a "conteur," to figure in "proverbs," to attitudinize, to produce a "sensation"—all these are purposes of ambition in foreign circles.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 333, July 1843 by Various

One of the rare women who never pout or attitudinize, she could fling her glove gracefully— one might add, capturingly under every aspect, she was a handsome belligerent.

From The Amazing Marriage — Volume 5 by Meredith, George

They never do anything that I can see, except attitudinize.

From The Jonathan Papers by Morris, Elisabeth Woodbridge