Example Sentences

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Worming his way into Felix’s good graces with compulsive lies and tactical favors, Oliver scores an invitation to spend the summer at Saltburn, the palatial countryside estate where Felix lives with his studiedly eccentric clan.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2023

On such occasions, she adopts a studiedly neutral look: dark pants; collarless jackets; scoop-necked, solid-color tops; black pumps; pearl earrings.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 11, 2019

The published report of Robbers Cave uses studiedly neutral language.

From The Guardian • Apr. 16, 2018

But any distinctions among the four main girls are flattened out by Korine’s studiedly affectless dialogue.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2013

This time there was no growling rebuff over the prey: instead, the cat sat down a few yards away, studiedly aloof and indifferent, then painstakingly washed down the length of his tail.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford