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Six example sentences with mannered, each labelled with its topic.
His performance is so mannered that every gesture arrives a beat late and looks rehearsed in a mirror.
Movies
The prose is mannered, every sentence turned twice for effect, until the reader stops believing anyone speaks that way.
Literature
Her early portraits look mannered, each subject posed with a chin tilt she clearly imposed from behind the camera.
Photography
Late Renaissance painters grew mannered, stretching necks and twisting torsos until elegance mattered more than how bodies stand.
Art
The pianist's playing turned mannered in his forties, every phrase stretched and paused for effect until the melody got lost.
Music
The villa's ornament feels mannered, each window frame twisted and bracketed as though plain stone needed an apology.
Architecture
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- New General Service List (Browne et al. 2013)Authoritative
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- GRE Word List 4700 (widely used study list)Recognized
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