The phrase "a somewhat aloof" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who is emotionally distant or detached in a mild manner.
Example: "Despite her friendly demeanor, she often came across as a somewhat aloof individual during social gatherings."
Alternatives: "a bit distant" or "somewhat detached."
12.24pm: The Washington Post notes how Haiti's president, René Préval, currently cuts a somewhat aloof figure who seems more at home with foreigners than his own people.
More important, he says that the title character, long distorted by demonization and erotic male fantasies, needs a somewhat aloof director's touch today to be fully seen and appreciated.
But it had a somewhat aloof air and its brokers struck an attitude that suggested that anyone who wanted really fine insurance guidance would surely want to come to Marsh.
Mr Barak need not take sides; he has created a breakthrough in an area fraught with ill will and hostility.Mr Barak has emerged from the negotiations with his reputation confirmed as a somewhat aloof and distant autocrat, disarmingly clever and disquietingly mysterious.
What the Red Sox changed was their lineup, trading away a somewhat aloof and seemingly unhappy Garciaparra, who seemed to still resent Boston's attempts to replace him with Alex Rodriguez in the off-season, and acquiring a new shortstop, Orlando Cabrera, and a new first basemen, Doug Mientkiewicz.
For the most part, as played by Miss Nelligan, Susan is an admirably controlled woman and a somewhat aloof one.
The building's brass skin will be made of thin horizontal bands — essentially a blown-up version of conventional clapboard siding — giving it a taut and somewhat aloof appearance.
In the Senate, Bradley acquired a reputation for being somewhat aloof and was thought of as a "policy wonk", specializing in complex reform initiatives.
He was a familiar and distinctive figure on the streets of South Kensington and Chelsea: tall, somewhat aloof, a shock of white hair and, in winter, dramatic coats and scarves.
This sets you apart from others and has you appear somewhat aloof, a fact with which you think you can live.
Doing something in the "social software" space remains an ambition at Google, but Page stands somewhat aloof from it.
