Sentence examples for slightly stilted from inspiring English sources

The phrase "slightly stilted" in itself is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is often used to describe language or writing that seems stiff or unnatural, lacking in fluidity or naturalness. Example: His speech was slightly stilted, filled with formal language and lacking in emotion.

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The spoken narration is slightly stilted, but it can be muted.

Irving Reis' direction is slightly stilted in some scenes but generally matches the tempo of a fluid script.

She chats readily with the crowd, but always sounds slightly stilted, as though she is talking under duress.

My own view is that The Pianist is a powerful and deeply felt movie with superb cinemat- ography (a nomination for Pawel Edelman) but slightly stilted and oblique.

While set on the Rome Opera stage, it wasn't filmed during a performance, and a slightly stilted feeling can creep in when Gobbi isn't on screen.

Mind you, if there was an appetite out there for you in a slightly stilted and uncomfortable beachside pose, wouldn't you feel entitled to some of the proceeds?

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They were slightly less stilted, but only slightly.

There were stilted and slightly chaotic scenes when England arrived at Brisbane airport for their flight to Alice, as players refused to answer questions from local television stations about Trott's departure.

"It felt so stilted".

Or socially stilted.

His delivery was stilted.

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