stuffiness

Example Sentences

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“But the stuffiness, the people we’re serving, that’s not me.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

During Strauss’ own lifetime the musical world was split between Wagner heralding a music of the future and the supposed stuffiness of traditional Brahms.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024

For many, French cuisine is typified by indulgence, richness and a certain nose-in-the-air type of stuffiness.

From Salon • May 22, 2024

Murdoch built his empire largely by seeking out unfulfilled market segments and offering the public unfiltered alternatives to mainstream cultural stuffiness.

From Slate • Sep. 21, 2023

Maybe it was the club’s stuffiness or the sallow glow of the gaslights, but the room seemed to shrink by the moment.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros