archness
Example Sentences
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As a visual storyteller, Jefferson is still finding his feet, though there is wit and archness in certain compositions and editing choices.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2023
Now, they are buzzing with memes, videos and messages of congratulation, but also a strain of sceptical archness.
From BBC • Oct. 24, 2022
Throughout “Assembly,” Newsome teases the lines between sincerity, archness and coded critique.
From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2022
If you’re worried that your manner might betray your anxiety, practice adopting a slightly artificial archness of tone, so you have something to focus and distract you.
From Slate • Sep. 24, 2020
“Well,” Lenina enquired, with significant archness when they met next afternoon on the roof, “did you think it was fun yesterday?”
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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