Example sentences for: aloof

How can you use “aloof” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Buckingham Palace, while claiming to be aloof from the campaign, admitted to the Daily Telegraph Wednesday that it made the change to its Web site--calling it "an appropriate amendment"--but wouldn't say why.

  • But Bill Haley and Elvis painted Broadway into a corner it never quite got out of: Musicals stood aloof from rock and became, by definition, staid, conservative, middle-aged--something your parents go see on their wedding anniversary.

  • In sheer appearance, this cold and aloof Southerner stood out from his fellow math prodigies.

  • Even the warmest-hearted clerk can appear aloof towards customers that are dressed poorly.

  • The original territory of the ancient civilization of the Etruscans has always been independent-minded, even aloof, in its attitude to Rome and the other regions.


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