Sentence examples for extra affectations of from inspiring English sources

The vocals are direct, with no extra affectations of phrasing.

This monument resists the affectations of style.

Do such affectations of power make Dodd a joke?

In this oration the frigid affectations of panegyric are enlivened by personal enthusiasm.

Disingenuous affectations of my former indifference to health were becoming increasingly implausible.

A crisp satire of the affectations of post-first world war lettered society.

And Dowd nicely caught the absurdity of a man trapped between affectations of bohemianism and feeble attempts at Victorian mastery.

Turned up once at Hanwell's own barracks, with a new name — "Bill" — and the affectations of an Irishman.

Christie is a name-dropper who brags about her husband's family crest; Louise adopts affectations of successive European boyfriends.

But aside from these flashier affectations of showbiz, Mr. Lewis, 86, made little effort to disguise his fragility.

Is there anything out of character in the appearance or affectations of the person before you?