mannerism
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“I watched him on the monitor and thought to put some of his mannerism into the performance,” he recalls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
So much attention is on their similarities in their swings and other mannerism, but the needle and the trash talking is not to be overlooked.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2023
But neither actress leans into mannerism or quirk; neither showboats.
From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
More than 850 people worked on recreating Abba "in their prime" using motion capture technology to scan "every mannerism and every motion" of the musicians, who are now in their 70s, as they performed.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2021
Not only any actual misdemeanor, but any eccentricity, however small, any change of habits, any nervous mannerism that could possibly be the symptom of an inner struggle, is certain to be detected.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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"The technology to replicate a person's face, voice, and mannerisms has advanced faster than the safeguards around it, creating a gap that bad actors are already exploiting."
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
In 2022, during Roach’s 23-win run, many viewers stewed over the champ’s chatty asides and mannerisms, especially Roach’s way of talking with their hands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
Anthony Ippolito plays a young Sylvester Stallone in I Play Rocky, and was praised by audience members at the festival for capturing Stallone's posture, mannerisms and speech.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
The diversity of their speech patterns and physical mannerisms showed the breadth of the spectrum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
He grins, his mannerisms so much like Javier’s when he was a kid.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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Vocabulary lists containing mannerism
A Long Way Gone
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"The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak, Part Eight
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