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

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

Caviar's lack of accessibility and its stuffiness seemed unappealing and out of place in the same kitchen where I scarfed my 2 a.m.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2022

For all the stuffiness upstairs, it was damp and chilly down on the street, and Rachel sat shivering on the bench of the wagon, wrapped in a worn shawl that Lyddie recognized as her mother’s.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson