staginess
Example Sentences
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The mushy score, absurdly pompous speeches, and Victorian staginess harmonize with Mr. Fraser’s conception of his role as the emoter in chief.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
An awkward and uncomfortable experiment, “Together” unfolds with a staginess that rebuffs our involvement.
From New York Times ● Aug. 26, 2021
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
This doesn’t confuse anything: being continually reminded of the artifice of performance helps us forgive the play’s occasional staginess.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 28, 2019
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
