Sentence examples for slightly mannered from inspiring English sources
But in "Tombstone," a performance that aims to chew all the scenery in sight seems slightly mannered.
And his pew-pummelling, raw-throated climaxes seemed slightly mannered; you got the feeling that his matter-of-fact business announcements came closer to capturing his true personality.
H. Hawkline's Huw Evans mostly sticks to English lyrics, for slightly mannered guitar-pop from an art-soaked, bohemian brain.
The actors handle the awkwardness beautifully, each finding a way to make Mr. Solondz's meticulous, slightly mannered dialogue sound like natural speech.
That said, his endings -- a pause followed by a pounced-upon final note -- came to seem slightly mannered and predictable, if never really objectionable.
Although arguably a slightly mannered film, this has something that audiences yearn for, whether at festivals or the multiplex: a really good story.
The latter may open with a slightly too mannered Allegro non troppo, but are, on the whole, deeply felt and exuberant and are well worth listening to.
We both came across as confident and, on occasion, slightly ill-mannered, when met with disagreement from others.
He recommended a ten-milligram dose, and said, "It really does come down . . . to what dose would you want used for your mother?" He seemed to enjoy his role: slightly ill-mannered, and happy to open the door to doubt.
Sometimes they were even well mannered.
