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

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

At first it was worse in there than it had been out in the open desert, for there was a breathless stuffiness between the rocky walls and less moonlight.

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis