How to Use aloof in a Sentence
aloof
adjective
- They tried to keep aloof from the politics of the day.
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That car at times felt as large and aloof as a 7-series.
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Eric Tingwall,
Car and Driver,
21 Mar. 2018
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Tug was friendly but aloof, and didn't stay in touch with Tim.
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Rob Tannenbaum,
Billboard,
9 Nov. 2017
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The crew blew by, aloof, but the captain stopped at the desk to address the gate agent, a tiny middle-aged brunette.
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Lisa Wells,
Harper's magazine,
10 Apr. 2019
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In the court transcript Ricky comes across as more aloof than angry.
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Alex Prewitt,
SI.com,
19 Sep. 2019
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Then there were the huge, wide windows, which didn’t gaze over the river from some aloof height.
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Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
10 Nov. 2023
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Just like Carrie, Tess went for the aloof bad boy instead of the sure (and charming) thing.
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refinery29.com,
21 May 2018
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But Liz stayed silent and aloof — even when Angela was less than an inch from her face.
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Kelly Wynne,
Peoplemag,
29 Aug. 2023
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The bride is standing in the background, seemingly aloof with a smile on her face.
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Michael Ruiz,
Fox News,
25 Apr. 2022
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Zardari, though aloof in public, is known as a shrewd politician.
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Washington Post,
22 Mar. 2018
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Her mother seemed aloof, once leaving the children for a week.
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sun-sentinel.com,
17 May 2021
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On the surface, Babyface Ray’s rhymes sound aloof — cold and distant.
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Stephanie Williams,
Washington Post,
1 June 2022
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Durant is more aloof, not the magnet for post-game comments that Barkley was.
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Bill Goodykoontz,
The Arizona Republic,
1 Mar. 2023
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Druig is aloof and a bit of a loner, but in real life, Keoghan quickly hit it off with his costars.
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Devan Coggan,
EW.com,
18 Aug. 2021
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And the pets seem, at first sight, to have only one facial expression: aloof.
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Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey,
Discover Magazine,
5 Dec. 2023
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In fact, many of us see leaders as cold, aloof or emotionless.
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Karina Michel Feld,
Rolling Stone,
15 Aug. 2022
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The book is filled with adorable photos of cats who shred the image that cats are lazy and aloof, content to be left alone inside.
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Atlanta Life,
ajc,
21 July 2017
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Was the professional but aloof father that Roy knew just a façade?
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
18 Sep. 2019
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Dudes who worship at the altar of pick-up artist consultants learn how to get the girl by being coy and aloof like the girl.
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John Devore,
Esquire,
29 May 2008
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Cats can sometimes get a bad rap for being aloof or not emotive.
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Margaret Osborne,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Nov. 2023
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The prospect of approaching this aloof duo was somewhat daunting.
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Simon Callow,
The New York Review of Books,
1 Dec. 2022
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Then my character would be more aloof and unaware of her pain.
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Alexis Soloski,
New York Times,
4 Nov. 2022
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The common view that domestic cats are aloof loners couldn’t be further from the truth.
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Jonathan Losos,
Discover Magazine,
10 Aug. 2023
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Some critics like to remain aloof from their subjects; not Mr. Tate.
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New York Times,
8 Dec. 2021
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That doesn’t mean Cohen was aloof or took success for granted.
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Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas News,
27 Apr. 2021
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Charlie, who has a maid and lives in a Victorian manse, is mature and aloof.
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Katy Waldman,
The New Yorker,
8 Feb. 2022
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What non-cat owners may see as aloof, many cat lovers value as restraint.
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Dallas News,
13 Dec. 2022
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Part two, set in 1978, features Sink in the lead as Vicki, a very aloof, misunderstood camper.
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Jessica Radlof,
Glamour,
9 July 2021
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Stanley — as the mom, Mary Jane — is the spine of the musical, trying to connect with her workaholic husband and aloof teenage kids.
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Mark Kennedy,
Star Tribune,
3 Mar. 2021
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This week, after a long hiatus, Lorde has returned, as a twenty-year-old who’s no longer so aloof.
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Carrie Battan,
The New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2017
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