staginess
Example Sentences
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The staginess of this revival doesn’t always feel fresh.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2025
Yes, there’s a staginess to it all: the quintet sitting around on the floor husking vegetables, dismantling a chicken, dining.
From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2022
Both films contain elements of magical realism and staginess.
From The Guardian • May 17, 2017
“He certainly liked the theater of sickness, the staginess, the attention it brought him, and later the excuses it provided.”
From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2016
He looks like a rock star, but he has none of a rock star’s swagger and braggadocio and staginess.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
