How to Use demeanor in a Sentence

demeanor

noun

• Staffs like the one at Veritas have come a long way from the days when sommeliers … intimidated diners with their overbearing demeanor and French accents.
  — Food & Wine, September 2002
• Even Miller’s demeanor proved to be a point of progress.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2023
• Howard’s demeanor changed, Garcia said, and the sergeant told them to leave.
  — Gal Tziperman Lotan, OrlandoSentinel.com, 5 Oct. 2017
• The Phillies told him to then find a calm, relaxed demeanor.
  — Matt Breen, Philly.com, 21 May 2018
• That's part of why Hipps doesn't mind Gertrude's demeanor.
  — Bethany Augliere, National Geographic, 10 Apr. 2018
• Breed has a broad smile, a blunt way of speaking and a down-to-earth demeanor.
  — Washington Post, 14 June 2018
• That much is sure just in the demeanor of its ace pitcher.
  — Matt Goul, cleveland, 25 May 2022
• One man's best friend, and a very good boy, won with his calm demeanor.
  — Christi Scott, CNN, 20 Dec. 2019
• For now, when not a thing can go wrong, there’s a shift in Bruce Bochy’s demeanor.
  — Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Feb. 2018
• Once, Chow and Collins teased Young about his surly demeanor.
  — Greg Bishop, SI.com, 27 June 2017
• The second reason is his...fiery...demeanor on the course.
  — Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 16 Apr. 2018
• Luke has a demeanor about him that draws others to him.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2017
• If Charles is the Auteur, his calm demeanor makes sense.
  — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 20 Jan. 2021
• Chin up, mouth down: the basic demeanor of the mutinous.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2019
• Now the new guy is being asked to present a calm demeanor in the face of rampant, unchecked fear.
  — Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2021
• The team is known both for their three point shooting and their laid-back demeanor.
  — Brad Stulberg, Outside Online, 17 May 2018
• Get the guys in here that have that kind of an attitude, that have that kind of demeanor.
  — Mike Anthony, courant.com, 10 Oct. 2017
• Just her class and her demeanor and her kindness and her smile.
  — Mike Digiovanna Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2021
• Trump gives them courage and fight; Melania shows them grace can be a part of their demeanor.
  — Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner, 21 Feb. 2020
• Based on their demeanor—the blank looks, the tight whispers—they were caught off guard too.
  — Elliot Ackerman, Wired, 2 Mar. 2021
• Joe) Strummer and (Paul) Weller learned a lot from his edgy demeanor.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2022
• Take 3-year-old Carl, a thin, tan dog with black and white markings on his face and a shy demeanor.
  — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2024
• The Lyriq's demeanor is in keeping with the virtues of its powertrain.
  — Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 18 Aug. 2022
• His students loved his calm demeanor and the safe oasis of his art room.
  — Hartford Courant, courant.com, 25 Apr. 2018
• Your dog’s demeanor and size influence the type of tie-out stake that’s best for you, if any.
  — Anthony Marcusa, chicagotribune.com, 10 Mar. 2021
• Fitzpatrick plays with a calm demeanor and will keep the ball in the fairway; that’s huge because the rough will be tough here.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2022
• Some commenters praised Daisy’s calm demeanor as the rescuers worked to save her.
  — Brooke Baitinger, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
• But while the drivelines have and design have changed, the RX’s demeanor has not.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 1 Oct. 2022
• Mims’ confidence and demeanor seemed to change as the Broncos ramped up his usage as a hybrid running back.
  — Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 3 Jan. 2025
• But more than learning to play that instrument, Norton went out of his way to understand Seeger's friendly if reserved demeanor.
  — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 24 Jan 2025