Example Sentences

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Asturias fills the novel with beggars, the idle rich, simpering aristocrats and political sycophants.

From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2022

Geoffrey’s simpering, emotional stuntedness may make it difficult for, say, the village’s priest or barkeep to see much of themselves in him.

From The Verge • May 9, 2022

Davies was a gifted comedienne whose career was, if anything, hampered by her lover-producer’s insistence that she play only the simpering heroines of historical melodramas.

From Slate • Nov. 12, 2020

Bran even managed to alienate Jon, turning what should have been a loving reunion into a simpering, wet-mouthed, creepy awkwardfest.

From The Guardian • Apr. 18, 2019

Cain knew who she was; all of her simpering and pretending and holding back had been for nothing.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas