Example Sentences

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Mr. Irons is a credit to his family, playing Mycroft with the right balance of bemusement with his brother and the stuffiness that befits a member of the Foreign Office.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Murdoch built his empire largely by seeking out unfulfilled market segments and offering the public unfiltered alternatives to mainstream cultural stuffiness.

From Slate • Sep. 21, 2023

Caviar's lack of accessibility and its stuffiness seemed unappealing and out of place in the same kitchen where I scarfed my 2 a.m.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2022

In fashion, a preppy look conjures up feelings of stuffiness and sartorial rigidity — think Matt Damon social climbing in “The Talented Mr. Ripley” — but there’s also some flexibility baked into its DNA.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2022

Now, weary of lying wakeful in the hot stuffiness of her overheated compartment, she got up and peered out.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie