Example Sentences

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Above all, one is warned of her waspishness.

From The Guardian • Aug. 24, 2012

Everything depends on the exquisite balance of the phrasing and the quiet waspishness of tone, neither of which you can capture onscreen.

From The Guardian • Jul. 30, 2010

But his waspishness adds a nice acidity to the mix, even if sometimes he's pilloried for mispronouncing the odd dauphinoise, Nicoise or bruschetta.

From The Guardian • Jun. 3, 2010

It backed John Lindsay for mayor, but does not hesitate to criticize his "waspishness."

From Time Magazine Archive

It was curious, the contrast between the genial personality so loved by his friends and the waspishness so often shown by Cecil and his staff in the columns of the paper.

From Gilbert Keith Chesterton by Ward, Maisie