Sentences with phrase «from standoffish»

But in the three weeks Nixon has been on the campaign trail, she's evolved into a different kind of figure, a liberal fairy godmother radiating the warmth and empathy missing from the current political landscape, not to mention from the standoffish personality of her opponent.

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Though Miller's posture during earlier interviews was seen by many critics as standoffish, his performance earned praise from the president.

According to several players in the game, some from both teams, Newton's standoffish, diva ways made him enemy No. 1 in the eyes of some of the players.

The interplay between Coogan and Dench makes the film, as their rapport can swing from funny to patronizing to standoffish in a matter of seconds.

The eccentric nature of their driving force can often cause called writers to be standoffish or disconnected from the writing community.

Since cats tend to be «pretty silent in their disease,» Deramus has seen seemingly standoffish animals who would hide from people become happy and outgoing after dental treatment.

Socializing Briard puppies from an early age is extremely important to help mitigate any bad behavior toward new people or animals, but the Briard will probably always be a bit standoffish around strangers.

The Afghan persona ranges from loving to downright standoffish, and these dogs can be quite wary of strangers.

Separated from the street by a moat - like sunken terrace, and accessed across a chunky concrete drawbridge, it could sometimes feel standoffish.

This standoffish aesthetic position, her chosen departure from the career - making New York City scene, and the fact that her overall output was not very large (by some standards at least), were factors that limited her career and her contemporary impact on the course of American art.

As we should for any immigrant, of course, but there are important standoffish elements in some communities, and defectors from those elements to the general society should be welcomed.

Alternately, they may show a tendency to be standoffish and shrink away from personal interaction.

When this family decided to take its dated living room from stiff and standoffish to warm and welcoming, green became a guiding principle for an environmentally - friendly upgrade.