In a sentence
Six example sentences with affectation, each labelled with its topic.
He signed his notes with a Latin motto, an affectation none of his classmates could take seriously.
Literature
The pianist began wearing white gloves to rehearsals, an affectation that ended the week a critic mentioned it.
Music
Answering email at four each morning was less discipline than affectation, and every engineer at the startup knew it.
Startups
The actor's habit of quoting French poets in interviews was an affectation his co-stars found exhausting.
Movies
Shooting only in black and white became an affectation, since he converted every color file in editing anyway.
Photography
Wearing a headband over a shaved head was an affectation the rookie copied from his favorite guard.
Basketball
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