passages … so mannered as to be unintelligible—R. G. G. Price
Examples of mannered in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebHis mother was both more modern and more mannered, with a sense of social justice and a compulsion to lay out china for Christmas dinner.—Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024 But rather than an imitation of life as it was depicted in Sirk’s films, all mannered transatlantic speech and swishing shirtwaist dresses, Moore takes the assignment dead seriously.—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024 Yet nothing about Ghee is mannered or fussy in the way of, say, an over-emotional Tony Awards acceptance speech; on the contrary, the work is disciplined, concise and immaculately crafted.—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2024 More provocative and meaningful than Bret Easton Ellis' American Psycho, Zahavi's mannered work of emotional terror will shock you with its daring but also inspire you with its power.—The Week Staff, theweek, 11 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for mannered
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