demeanors

Example Sentences

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“They thought I was just a car model or something,” said Vera, who reports that men’s demeanors change the instant she starts talking about her car.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

Despite Vance and Trump's demeanors during the meeting, Zelenskyy took to social media on Saturday to emphasize his gratitude.

From Salon • Mar. 3, 2025

For this study, researchers presented 332 college students with one of four vignettes describing a statistics professor with different demeanors and mindsets.

From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2024

But although she notices things that others miss, she also struggles to understand other people’s motivations and to read their demeanors, which makes her an interesting character to guide the reader through an unraveling mystery.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2023

Checkpoints had sprung up everywhere, tires and nail-studded boards placed across the road, men and women in khaki shirts with expressionless, disciplined demeanors standing by.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie