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How to use mannered in a sentence

10 example sentences · adjective

Mannered means having manners or (often excessive) mannerisms. Example: “His upbringing had led him to act in an overly mannered way.”

Examples of mannered by meaning

adjectiveHaving manners or (often excessive) mannerisms.

  • His upbringing had led him to act in an overly mannered way.
  • I doubt in general whether highly mannered societies are necessarily more peaceful societies as assumed by Norbert Elias.2000, Richard W. Kaeuper, Violence in Medieval Society, page 34

More sentences with mannered

  • They talked a delicate and elastic Arabic, and were mannered, often foppish, in habit.1926, T.E. Lawrence, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, New York: Anchor, published 1991, page 148. From the entry foppish
  • It's an impressive, almost overwhelming synthesis of commercial influences, including, in their monster hit Radioactive, some rather mannered dubstep wubs.2013 April 9, Graeme Virtue, “Imagine Dragons – review”, in The Guardian. From the entry wub
  • He dressed in a mannered fashion with turned-back cuffs and double slits to his coat, bow-ties and fancy waistcoats.1960, Ian Fleming, “From a View To a Kill”, in For Your Eyes Only, London: Jonathan Cape. From the entry strike a false note
  • Lady Britomart is . . . well mannered and yet appallingly outspoken and indifferent to the opinion of her interlocutory.1905, George Bernard Shaw, Major Barbara, act I. From the entry interlocutory
  • The Peelers in their searches were always threatening, abusive, bad mannered and even threatened to shoot the women and were very disrespectful.2008, Fionnuala Maccurtain, Remember It's for Ireland: A Family Memoir of Tomas Maccurtain, →ISBN. From the entry peeler
  • The Village Voice put its sassiest junior movie critic (me) on the Meyer beat, opening the sluice gate to torrents of mannered enthusiasm.2002 August 2, “Thanks for the Mammaries”, in Time. From the entry sluice gate
  • The east side facade is of rubble, studded with small windows and mannered details, while the harled rear (south) wall forms, as completed, a towering, roughly symmetrical grouping.1996, Miles Glendinning, Ranald MacInnes, Aonghus MacKechnie, A History of Scottish Architecture, →ISBN, page 361. From the entry harl
  • The hero is generally a detective, although sometimes he is a gentleman (apparently a mild mannered worm) who sallies forth at night to become Public Enemy No.1946, Josephina Niggli, Pointers on radio writing, Boston: The Writer, Inc., page 25. From the entry whodunit

Meaning of mannered

  1. adjective Having manners or (often excessive) mannerisms.

Full definition of mannered

Questions about mannered in a sentence

How do you use mannered in a sentence?
Mannered is used as an adjective. For example: “His upbringing had led him to act in an overly mannered way.”
What is a short sentence with mannered?
“His upbringing had led him to act in an overly mannered way.”
What does mannered mean?
Mannered means having manners or (often excessive) mannerisms.

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