5 Sentences With "plaintiveness"

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"I thought I would have more time," Mr. Teicher sings near the end, with premature plaintiveness. from The New York Times
When tech executives don't like a thing I have written, I typically get a call full of gnashing teeth and why-are-you-so-mean plaintiveness. from The New York Times
Understandably, there are people who question Moore's attempt to make amends; given that her initial response was so disparaging, a logical conclusion would be that the plaintiveness behind her latest effort was a matter of self preservation. from Vice
"Gave you my love, you gave me nothing," she begins, and Este joins in for the chorus — "Now you're saying you need me, right now" — then comes Alana, with the guitar peals, a counterpoint to the singer's plaintiveness. from The New York Times
More than anything else, the swift, nervy dislocations of his style remind me of the early Creeley of "For Love," albeit deliciously inflected with generous helpings from multiple African-American literary and musical traditions — Young's mix of wit and plaintiveness put me in mind of Billy Strayhorn in particular. from Hyperallergic