stuffiness

Example Sentences

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Mr. Irons is a credit to his family, playing Mycroft with the right balance of bemusement with his brother and the stuffiness that befits a member of the Foreign Office.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

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

So if you want to shake the stuffiness out of your landscape, here are Becker’s tips for how to get started:

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2023

Now, weary of lying wakeful in the hot stuffiness of her overheated compartment, she got up and peered out.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie