(1) He writes in a formal and rather stilted style.

(2) We made stilted conversation for a few moments.

(3) All too soon the stilted conversation ran out.

(4) The dialogue sounded stilted and unnatural, perhaps because of the translation from the original Russian.

(5) We made polite, stilted conversation.

(6) And all too soon the stilted conversation ran out.

(7) The dialogue was stilted and robotlike.

(8) He found the whole conversation stilted and turgid.

(9) At other times her minimalist approach seems vaguely stilted, and even her immensely watchable face can't carry the day.

(10) Consequently they sound stilted and reluctant and rob what they say of much reward value.

(11) Granted, a lot of electronic exchanges are stilted and jittery.

(12) What was it that was happening, with this stilted mist hanging, obscuring the view of all but the immediate path ahead.

(13) Flashbacks to stilted junior-year productions started whizzing by faster than you can say Grosse Pointe Blank.

(14) Conversation seemed rather stilted and for some time Charlie himself seemed unable to speak at all.

(15) Formerly it was stilted, boring(), narrow in approach and poorly laid out.

(16) A stilted walkway led through a gate to the sand.

(17) And the stilted, dying Tybalt threatens to topple into the crowd.

(18) He fashioned no stilted epigram.

(19) His delivery was stilted and occasionally stumbling.

(20) Also a memorized speech often sounds stilted and formal.

(21) Perhaps for this reason, his language was somewhat stilted.

(22) And while you may not swear or shout aloud, your writing slows, words dropping stiff and stilted.

(23) Of course - if you will forgive me for saying so - it is a bit stilted in its present form.

(24) I watched her shuffle, wriggle and avert her eyes while we made stilted conversation about our lives.

(25) In one of the evening's best performances, she recounts a recent audition in a hilariously stilted delivery.

(26) Do not learn your lines, as this can make the talk rather stilted unless you are a competent actor.

(27) She stole their golden hearts and gave the lakeside people garlands, linking their stilted arms like dancers.

(28) Chest out, glowing with pride we return to base with labrador on lap and conversation stilted.

(29) Recognizing Shakespeare, the volunteer launched into a typically amateur rendition: false voice, stilted phrasing, etc.

(30) The telephone conversation between Dad and my grandparents must have been stilted.

(1) He writes in a formal and rather stilted style.

(31) A choppy or stilted gaIt'should be penalized.

(32) The contrast with Mr Obama's stilted interactions with Mr Hu could not be sharper.

(33) These squabbling Tolstoys and their stilted histrionics were conceited and exasperating.

(34) Therefore,[http:///stilted.html] the energy of the operation of the ultra - filtration with stilted spacers can be saved greatly.

(35) Formal , stilted, sometimes even farcical are his village elections.

(36) The stilted atmosphere would strike outsiders as disconcertingly weird, but these women are oblivious to the awkwardness.

(37) Stilted Building of Tujia Nationality is a gem of Chinese residence and its timberwork system is further wonderful.

(38) Nim and Ardythe had exchanged a few stilted words, but that was all.

(39) When people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation.

(40) If you're a grammarian, consider it a verb, though saying that someone "romanced" someone else sounds about as stilted and antiquated as hearing that someone went "a-wooing.

(41) The dialogue is stilted, terse and bare , like the syncopated sparks of sharpening knives.

(42) Clothed in a smooth or an offstanding rough double coat, the Chow is a masterpiece of beauty, dignity and naturalness, unique in his blue - black tongue , scowling expression and stilted gait.

(43) Laotian family rests in the shade of their stilted, thatched lowlands of the Mekong River valley.

(44) It is this structure which produces the characteristic short, stilted gait unique to the breed.

(45) Regrettably, the illuminating ideas in The Economist are often obscured by stilted prose.