Sentence examples for looking forced from inspiring English sources

To some minds, her oddball accessories run the risk of looking forced or, worse, dowdy.

Watching the students struggle with drills like the classic wall move -- when a mime pretends to be feeling his way along a wall -- opening a door or doing an angry walk, happy saunter or a hurry-to-catch-a-bus walk illustrates how hard it is to translate everyday motions into silent performance without them looking forced and mechanical.

But even when they try to portray Jack's human side it comes off looking forced and cheesy.

Raise your eyebrows just the tiniest bit whenever he smiles, nods, winks, etc. Do just enough to let him see the change in your expression, without it looking forced or overdone.

Get the photographer to show you some of the pictures as you go along, but be sure not to let those pictures influence you too much into trying to look a certain way or do something specific, because it will result in the image looking "forced" or fake.

You have to look powerful, but it cannot look forced.

But the more pervasive stunt casting becomes, the more it looks forced and just plain distracting.

He smiled, as if to reassure the assembled, but it looked forced.

But in Mr. Bell's work, these alternations look forced rather than inventive.

His efforts to rehabilitate his religious bona fides often looked forced.

He is just not a suit person and it will always look forced.