How To Use Staginess In A Sentence
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(The “Raid on Entebbe” conversation was amusing and felt real … until they shouted out for a public vote on whether it was a common reference: that staginess felt a bit Friends to me.)
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The protest that gave Protestantism its name was against display, against the staginess of the Catholic Church, and its aversion to theatrics applies equally to money: better to appear less wealthy than you are and keep putting in the hours.
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That kind of staginess isn't found elsewhere in this production.
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For all the hamminess, it has a kind of mad, melodramatic, mesmeric power, a thrilling sort of staginess – and of course, back in 1942, it was far from clear his threat would not be carried out.
Mrs Miniver shares Downton Abbey's Julian Fellowes feeling
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Most of Chaplin's features have a staginess that seems at least half-deliberate.
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There's no staginess before and no hugging each other after.
Antonio Meneses and Maria João Pires; La traviata – review
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Despite the obvious dangers of staginess this feels solidly cinematic throughout, with writer-director J Blakeson making the most of limited resources and reaping the benefits of fat-free filming.
Mark Kermode's DVD round-up
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We do not object to a certain amount of what we call "staginess" on the stage -- it is a part of its art; as the pigment is part of that of the painter.
A Librarian's Open Shelf
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Drudging through the goofy storyline in order to get to the action was a grueling experience, and though the stunts themselves were absolutely stunning, the badassery was lessened a tad by the distracting staginess of each successive feat.
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Virtually the entire film is shot on sets; the film-makers revel in a staginess that's nonetheless cinematic.
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On an iffier note, Jorgensen over-exaggerates the eccentric mannerisms of Moody, who's seen curling up childishly on his office couch in a fit of nerves one minute and working the phone feverishly the next: A slight staginess clings to this neurotic figure.
'Golden Boy's' soft touch lands hard knocks
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A courtroom drama at heart, Taking Sides manages to overcome its theatrical staginess to provide some beautiful music and images.
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While this production occasionally succumbs to staginess, often it plays to the text's strengths by using slight movements offset by moments of deliberate exaggeration.
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The sheer staginess of the event overshadows the intended menace.
