How to Use aloof in a Sentence

aloof

adjective

• They tried to keep aloof from the politics of the day.
• That car at times felt as large and aloof as a 7-series.
  — Eric Tingwall, Car and Driver, 21 Mar. 2018
• Tug was friendly but aloof, and didn't stay in touch with Tim.
  — Rob Tannenbaum, Billboard, 9 Nov. 2017
• The crew blew by, aloof, but the captain stopped at the desk to address the gate agent, a tiny middle-aged brunette.
  — Lisa Wells, Harper's magazine, 10 Apr. 2019
• In the court transcript Ricky comes across as more aloof than angry.
  — Alex Prewitt, SI.com, 19 Sep. 2019
• Then there were the huge, wide windows, which didn’t gaze over the river from some aloof height.
  — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 10 Nov. 2023
• Just like Carrie, Tess went for the aloof bad boy instead of the sure (and charming) thing.
  — refinery29.com, 21 May 2018
• But Liz stayed silent and aloof — even when Angela was less than an inch from her face.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2023
• The bride is standing in the background, seemingly aloof with a smile on her face.
  — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 25 Apr. 2022
• Zardari, though aloof in public, is known as a shrewd politician.
  — Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2018
• Her mother seemed aloof, once leaving the children for a week.
  — sun-sentinel.com, 17 May 2021
• On the surface, Babyface Ray’s rhymes sound aloof — cold and distant.
  — Stephanie Williams, Washington Post, 1 June 2022
• Durant is more aloof, not the magnet for post-game comments that Barkley was.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2023
• Druig is aloof and a bit of a loner, but in real life, Keoghan quickly hit it off with his costars.
  — Devan Coggan, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2021
• And the pets seem, at first sight, to have only one facial expression: aloof.
  — Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2023
• In fact, many of us see leaders as cold, aloof or emotionless.
  — Karina Michel Feld, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2022
• 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.
  — Atlanta Life, ajc, 21 July 2017
• Was the professional but aloof father that Roy knew just a façade?
  — David Sims, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2019
• 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.
  — John Devore, Esquire, 29 May 2008
• Cats can sometimes get a bad rap for being aloof or not emotive.
  — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Nov. 2023
• The prospect of approaching this aloof duo was somewhat daunting.
  — Simon Callow, The New York Review of Books, 1 Dec. 2022
• Then my character would be more aloof and unaware of her pain.
  — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 4 Nov. 2022
• The common view that domestic cats are aloof loners couldn’t be further from the truth.
  — Jonathan Losos, Discover Magazine, 10 Aug. 2023
• Some critics like to remain aloof from their subjects; not Mr. Tate.
  — New York Times, 8 Dec. 2021
• That doesn’t mean Cohen was aloof or took success for granted.
  — Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, 27 Apr. 2021
• Charlie, who has a maid and lives in a Victorian manse, is mature and aloof.
  — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2022
• What non-cat owners may see as aloof, many cat lovers value as restraint.
  — Dallas News, 13 Dec. 2022
• Part two, set in 1978, features Sink in the lead as Vicki, a very aloof, misunderstood camper.
  — Jessica Radlof, Glamour, 9 July 2021
• Robert kept mostly aloof from politics, but Frank dived in.
  — Kc Cole, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
• Ernestine, who was of Creole descent, was flinty and aloof, with an immaculate sense of style.
  — Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024