stagy

Example Sentences

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Luz’s monologue revealing Elliot’s turpitude is a rare stagy moment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

With the exception of James Gray’s more cinematically composed “Armageddon Time,” the movies have offered simple, stagy showcases for Hopkins, a lion in winter.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024

But these images are also stagy and contrived, as if his birds are players on a stage, dramatically illuminated in the glow of gaslight.

From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2023

Corden’s background in theater certainly helped him turn gimmicks into stagy events with lasting power.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2023

The first officer stopped and gaped at the man in a stagy way.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover