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• There's just this nervous mannerism that Bob has with his hands, and it drives me crazy.From the entry this
• He tried to mirror Elvis's life by copying his fashion and mannerisms.From the entry mirror
• With his dramatic mannerisms and gestures, the actor really made the role his own.From the entry make one's own
• Some hated him for his attitude while others, including Shirmin, fancied his manoeuvrability and stark mannerism.2017, Kamlesh Choudhary, Vertical and the Organic. From the entry manoeuvrability
• Maybe Hanna Frost, for all of her arsey mannerisms, really did know what she was doing.2011, Lotte Daley, Faking It, Penguin, →ISBN. From the entry arsey
• What were natural habits for the British became artificial mannerisms for their American emulators.2010, Thomas J. Schaeper, Kathleen Schaeper, “Yanks and Brits”, in Rhodes Scholars, Oxford, and the Creation of an American Elite, New…. From the entry plus fours
• I would sure up my mannerisms, tighten up the looseness in my arms and wrists.2007, Jim Tushinski, Jim Van Buskirk, Identity envy: wanting to be who we're not, page 73. From the entry sure up
• Except for its four leggish bits there it has no equine mannerism, structure, or demeanour.2002, Rachel Bush, The Unfortunate Singer. From the entry leggish
• I gathered that much from his mannerisms, although he himself won’t divulge a thing.2000, Walter McConville, Anxious in Talara, page 143. From the entry uncoöperative
• I acquired the social customs and mannerisms of those around me.1984 February 4, David Morris, “Different Origins: Joto Güero del West Side”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 28, page 15. From the entry pachuco
• Kirk, now deceased, remained very much a seadog in both speech and mannerism.1983, James C. H. Shen, “Rejoining the Government”, in Robert Myers, editor, The U.S. & Free China: How the U.S. Sold Out Its Ally…. From the entry seadog
• Even Mario is given childlike mannerisms – running open-armed like a fearless toddler, whooping with delight – to convey playful innocence.2019 May 8, Jon Bailes, “Save yourself! The video games casting us as helpless children”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on…. From the entry childlike
• Her mannerisms were a big girl's mannerisms.2000, The Best American Magazine Writing 2000, →ISBN, page 147. From the entry Cleopatran
• Madouc was neither pleased nor impressed by Prince Bittern’s mannerisms, and remained pointedly unresponsive to his lame jocularities.1989, Jack Vance, chapter 4, in Madouc. From the entry jocularity
• Note different mannerisms of child's expressing needs.1972 April, East San Gabriel Valley School, An Educational Program for Multi-Handicapped Children, Los Angeles County Superintendent of…. From the entry potty chart
• Her pretty face, volumptuous body, and ultra feminine mannerisms belie her intellect, which makes her doubly gifted in the world of fashion and career.2018, Marie Woodruff, So You Want to Be a Haute Couture Fashionista?, →ISBN, page 19. From the entry volumptuous
• Because of Patrick's mannerisms, the players teased him by referring to him as “Sweetness” or saying that he had “sugar” in his pants.2008, Reuben A. Buford May, Living Through the Hoop, →ISBN. From the entry sugar
• The face-blind person will remember the hair, the glasses, and maybe even the mannerisms, but not the facial features of the other person.2007, Suzanne C. Lawton, Asperger Syndrome: Natural Steps Toward a Better Life, →ISBN, page 41. From the entry face-blind
• The motor coordinations are lost for a moment, all the ways of awkwardness, mannerisms, and semi-imperative acts manifest themselves as a result.1909, Tadasu Misawa, Modern Educators and Their Ideals, D. Appleton and Company, pages 280-281. From the entry overprecision
• Their faith can be seen in their mannerisms on the pitch – cupping hands in silent pre-kick-off prayer or prostration after hitting the back of the net.2018 March 1, Tusdiq Din, “Mohamed Salah: Is Liverpool Striker’s Success Improving Engagement with Muslim Fans?”, in BBC Sport. From the entry prostration
• Under Nicholas Ray's sock direction, the Marlon Brando mannerisms displayed in the initialer are gone and the role here carries much greater audience sympathy and response as a result.1991, Randall Riese, The unabridged James Dean: his life and legacy from A to Z, →ISBN, page 455. From the entry initialer

Meaning of mannerism

1. noun A noticeable personal habit, a verbal or other (often, but not necessarily unconscious) habitual behavior peculiar to an individual.
2. noun Exaggerated or affected style in art, speech, or other behavior.
3. noun In literature, an ostentatious and unnatural style of the second half of the sixteenth century. In the contemporary criticism, described as a negation of the classicist equilibrium, pre-Baroque, and deforming expressiveness.

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Questions about mannerism in a sentence

How do you use mannerism in a sentence?

Mannerism is used as a noun. For example: “There's just this nervous mannerism that Bob has with his hands, and it drives me crazy.”

What is a short sentence with mannerism?

“Her mannerisms were a big girl's mannerisms.”

What does mannerism mean?

Mannerism means a noticeable personal habit, a verbal or other (often, but not necessarily unconscious) habitual behavior peculiar to an individual.