Sentence examples for somewhat standoffish from inspiring English sources
But the Russian musicians, somewhat standoffish and shy about the language barrier at first, were just as impressed with his endurance as he was with theirs.
She was, said people who live in this wide spot in on a narrow rural road, a pleasant if somewhat standoffish neighbor and an affectionate mother.
ALBANY — To many in Albany, New York's attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman, seemed staid and somewhat standoffish: a teetotaler who favored coffee shops over bars, liked yoga and health food and preferred high-minded intellectual and legal debate to the hand-to-hand combat of New York's political arena.
Always considered somewhat standoffish by Hollywood standards because of her shyness, Miss Arthur went into semi-seclusion in her modest Carmel home, which is surrounded on three sides by the Pacific Ocean.
His letters are consistently polite and thankful for frequent gifts of books and flowers, but he remains formal and somewhat standoffish, frequently alluding to his social anxiety and the need to "wear masks in this great Carnival of mummery of life".
THE FIX: Different situation with Hillary Clinton — not so much feuding, but she's been pretty standoffish.
Challenge the salespeople by encouraging the individuals portraying the customers to be at least somewhat demanding, standoffish, or resistant to making a purchase.
It's somewhat strange, however, to see Lenovo taking this standoffish approach though.
Most of the candidates are a little standoffish on bloggers – we're seen as somewhat unpredictable at times (the political blogs are particularly nuts).
Edward is a little standoffish, but Bella falls for him hard, while remaining somewhat puzzled by his unteenage-boy-like sexual restraint.
And he becomes standoffish.
