How to Use affectation in a Sentence

affectation

noun

• His French accent is just an affectation.
• That could well have been an affectation of speech, nothing more.
  — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 2 Oct. 2017
• The beret is the perfect affectation for the searcher, the seeker and the student.
  — Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2021
• Wright adopted a new middle name, the first of many Welsh affectations.
  — Christopher Benfey, Harper's magazine, 25 Nov. 2019
• The album is remarkable not least for its lack of affectation.
  — M.t. Richards, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2023
• For a time, cutting the cord was one of those hipster affectations that came with sacrifices.
  — Farhad Manjoo, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2018
• The way Koko is received for her affectation is part of what’s frustrating to watch, too.
  — Jihan Forbes, Allure, 29 Oct. 2025
• That can be an accent, or a tone, or some Transatlantic affectation, the voice is always key.
  — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2022
• My inner cynic wondered if her cadence was an affectation put on for people like me.
  — Lauren Pinnington, refinery29.com, 17 May 2021
• Now, though levees may not exactly be back, royal affectations and the disputes that go with them are.
  — Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
• The actors are deft at striking the right balance of affectation and affection.
  — Cady Drell, Marie Claire, 1 Oct. 2018
• Tadokoro could be accused of fussiness, even affectation, here and there.
  — Dallas News, 13 June 2022
• Sturridge's method affectations fit better for me in a number of past performances.
  — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Apr. 2018
• In a world consumed by social media facades, Joaquina’s artistry shines through the affectations.
  — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
• With or without guests, the Watkins charm with heartfelt songs that are earthy, eloquent and free of even a hint of affectation or false emotion.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2022
• On this point, teenage affectation and a certain philosophy of wit overlap.
  — Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2022
• His nasal affectation echoes that of his musical hero, Bob Dylan.
  — Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Mar. 2018
• At 71, his only other visible rock-star affectations are a gold stud in one ear and a black beaded bracelet on his left wrist.
  — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
• Holsinger gives them and their husbands a range of upper-middle-class careers, attitudes and affectations.
  — Paul Gleason, latimes.com, 3 July 2019
• His song is dry-eyed, astringent, dark-eyed, never pleading, never begging for your tears, stripped of affectation.
  — Bart Bull, SPIN, 20 June 2023
• With anyone else, Brolin said, this kind of behavior would be an affectation, but not Villeneuve.
  — New York Times, 13 Oct. 2021
• No pretense, no affectation, no empty mannerisms — just the whole truth and nothing but the truth, delivered in great surges of sound.
  — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 17 Mar. 2018
• The affectation becomes a symbol of conformity, and worse, a betrayal of self.
  — Aisha Harris, New York Times, 10 July 2018
• To a man of God, this was a dangerous foreign affectation and betrayal of nature.
  — Ligaya Mishan Kyoko Hamada, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
• The elder Taylor exuded the easy-going charm of a music legend who is free of any airs or affectations.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
• These days, hip-hop’s influence is clear in the speech and affectations of most young Americans, including white men.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 June 2024
• Neither do the shifts from Shakespearean rhyme to modern sarcasm and affectation.
  — Dan Jakes, Chicago Reader, 8 Feb. 2018
• There's some neck rolling and light gay affectations, but Winfrey isn't distracted for long, just long enough to let Lane come up with an answer.
  — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2023
• Reservations are required for the main dining room, which is bedecked in original subway tile (not a trendy affectation).
  — Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2017
• And that was our code for drifting too much into yourself and not carrying some of those affectations and mannerisms that are part and parcel of being him.
  — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2024