unrelaxed

Example Sentences

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Relaxed, to the 23-year-old Rutledge, is appearing extremely unrelaxed.

From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2023

In a two-star review, The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw described the "slapstick apocalypse" feature as "laboured, self-conscious and unrelaxed", as well as lacking in real comedy.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2021

For me, Emily Blunt is out of the running for her unrelaxed performance in Mary Poppins, which though studied and stylish, comes close to how Kate McKinnon would play the role in an SNL sketch.

From The Guardian • Jan. 4, 2019

“If you’re asking unstretched, unrelaxed muscles to hold still, you’re immediately going to start shaking and they are going to tense.”

From New York Times • Jul. 10, 2017

The result was changed position, while the clinch remained unrelaxed.

From The Man in the Twilight by Cullum, Ridgwell