staginess

Example Sentences

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There’s a certain staginess but, overall, the feel of an intricate literary machine situated squarely, in its characters and plot, on the fault lines of contemporary debates about technology.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2019

A hint of staginess in the acting — Donovan and Christopher Herring, who plays a library assistant, are frequent culprits — often adds to the sense of artifice.

From Washington Post • Mar. 26, 2018

Both films contain elements of magical realism and staginess.

From The Guardian • May 17, 2017

He knew it, too, which may be why the staginess of his manner was even more pronounced than usual.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 29, 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