The little girl self-consciously recited the poem. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
But the cut was self-consciously close to the body. From Wordnik.com. [Workingman chic gets a pink slip for spring 2011] Reference
The tall man rose, bowed his head self-consciously. From Wordnik.com. [Oberheim (Voices)] Reference
They jerked apart and upright very self-consciously. From Wordnik.com. [The Blood of the Conquerors] Reference
Lauren raised a hand self-consciously to her throat. From Wordnik.com. [Captivated by the Tycoon]
Then the justice self-consciously asked for solitude. From Wordnik.com. [The 'Accidental President'] Reference
The videos were often jittery and self-consciously hit. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 5, 2003] Reference
He tightened his lips self-consciously, almost grinning. From Wordnik.com. [The Lightkeeper]
He smiled self-consciously, but instantly grew grave again. From Wordnik.com. [Despair's Last Journey] Reference
Daniel Kirby smiled jovially, if a little self-consciously. From Wordnik.com. [No Man's Mistress]
If she flushed self-consciously, it only improved her looks. From Wordnik.com. [The Campfire Girls of Roselawn Or, a Strange Message from the Air] Reference
Frendon leaned forward tensely, then relaxed self-consciously. From Wordnik.com. [Shock Absorber] Reference
Ypres was self-consciously "old world" and loved its buildings. From Wordnik.com. [Adventures of a Despatch Rider] Reference
Crossman asked self-consciously, anxious to change the subject. From Wordnik.com. [O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921] Reference
The fat man's eager denial was still self-consciously defensive. From Wordnik.com. [Then I'll Come Back to You] Reference
But he was not self-consciously clever: he never talked down to his readers. From Wordnik.com. [Natural selection: give me Darwin over Dawkins any day] Reference
"Just followed your suggestion," Jonathan replied, preening self-consciously. From Wordnik.com. [Wild Justice] Reference
It seems we can't even trust the self-consciously secular rationalists of France. From Wordnik.com. [Countdown to a Showdown] Reference
“Where are you from?” asked Svenson, pressing his lips together self-consciously. From Wordnik.com. [The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters]
I really like looking at, and thinking about, food that's self-consciously designed as art. From Wordnik.com. [Food as art] Reference
Still, the country enters the millennium self-consciously striving to be a more tolerant place. From Wordnik.com. [Our New Look: The Colors Of Race] Reference
The documentary was like much of E's music: meticulous, intelligent and self-consciously chilly. From Wordnik.com. [A Wolfman Sings His 'Songs Of Desire'] Reference
And he also wanted a contrast with 2004's "I", which he describes as self-consciously soft-rock. From Wordnik.com. [The Magnetic Fields: Dourness and 'Distortion'] Reference
So, "Date Night" contrives some awkward and self-consciously poignant moments between the Fosters. From Wordnik.com. ['Date Night' Actors Are 'Funnier' Than The Flick] Reference
It's a tinny, self-consciously hip phrase that doesn't resonate much beyond the white middle class. From Wordnik.com. [Generalizations X] Reference
These are the horror movies that self-consciously act out our societal traumas in lurid allegories. From Wordnik.com. [Bloody Good Flicks] Reference
ELLIOTT: Are you guys self-consciously trying to break with tradition when you're writing your own music?. From Wordnik.com. [Blue Highway's Red-Hot Bluegrass] Reference
“I've enjoyed meeting you,” Alice says self-consciously, hiding her fear badly. From Wordnik.com. [Ecce viator : Behold the Traveler] Reference
The work was completed for the night, yet the men lingered, self-consciously kicking over fragments of rock. From Wordnik.com. [The Return of Blue Pete] Reference
How painstakingly, how self-consciously, La Bruyère did his literary work, is evidenced by the following. From Wordnik.com. [Classic French Course in English] Reference
VAN BIEMA: There's no nation more self-consciously both nationalist and Catholic at the same time than Poland. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 1, 2005] Reference
He self-consciously opened the magazine of the rifle and inserted some shells and waited as Yukiko did the same. From Wordnik.com. [Polar Bear] Reference
Finally, one little girl, somewhat self-consciously, raised her hand and said, "It wasn't my turn to eat today.". From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Democratic National Convention: Democratic Party's Liberal Wing Gets a Chance to Speak Out - August 15, 2000] Reference
Then she saw him get up and say good night to his father, putting his hand awkwardly and self-consciously on his sleeve. From Wordnik.com. [Four Days The Story of a War Marriage] Reference
I don't think he was self-consciously creepy, but I think he knew just how to frighten them and just how far you could go. From Wordnik.com. [Roald Dahl: The Story Of The 'Storyteller'] Reference
Si'Wren stood self-consciously with eyes downcast, trying to appear as if the last thing on her mind was to get in anybody's way. From Wordnik.com. [Si'Wren of the Patriarchs] Reference
Indeed, Edward Franklin's Bennett Francis, with his vicious bullying slang, self-consciously parodies a long line of schoolboy rotters. From Wordnik.com. [Punk Rock] Reference
He watched as one of them, named Samuel, stood up and self-consciously patted the pockets of his jacket, then headed into the supply room. From Wordnik.com. [Polar Bear] Reference
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