Standoffish

//stænˈdɒf.ɪʃ//

"Standoffish" in a Sentence (11 examples)

Tom is kind of standoffish.

When I look him, I see a standoffish man.

I asked him for a walk to the pond, but he was standoffish to me and didn't accept it.

Mary is kind of standoffish, isn't she?

Tom is kind of standoffish, isn't he?

I tried to act standoffish.

He's kind of standoffish, isn't he?

She's kind of standoffish, isn't she?

He was stand-offish with the other agents. They on their side said he was the manager’s spy upon them.

His initial impression was that he was a bit standoffish or not over effusive […]

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They were always a haughty family, stand-offish in a way, as they've a right to be.

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