stuffiness

Example Sentences

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“But the stuffiness, the people we’re serving, that’s not me.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

Murdoch built his empire largely by seeking out unfulfilled market segments and offering the public unfiltered alternatives to mainstream cultural stuffiness.

From Slate • Sep. 21, 2023

In newspapers, she spoke up against the stuffiness of ballet.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2023

Caviar's lack of accessibility and its stuffiness seemed unappealing and out of place in the same kitchen where I scarfed my 2 a.m.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2022

We were so tightly packed into that narrow courtyard that some children fainted from excessive heat and stuffiness.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane