simpering

Example Sentences

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Geoffrey’s simpering, emotional stuntedness may make it difficult for, say, the village’s priest or barkeep to see much of themselves in him.

From The Verge • May 9, 2022

Davies was a gifted comedienne whose career was, if anything, hampered by her lover-producer’s insistence that she play only the simpering heroines of historical melodramas.

From Slate • Nov. 12, 2020

There were no simpering sycophants in the GHW Bush White House.

From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2018

Michael Urie puts the character of Bud Frump, the boss’s simpering nephew, in a joyful comic headlock, and John Michael Higgins is a suitably button-down J.B.

From Washington Post • Jun. 8, 2018

“I—well, I should hope I’m more than just some simpering courtier,” she said with as much bravado as she could muster.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas