All 12 Uses

demeanor
in
Sister Carrie
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When Hanson came home at seven o'clock, he was inclined to be a little crusty-his usual demeanor before supper.†
Chpt 4 *
Minnie was truly distressed at this, but maintained a kindly demeanor.†
Chpt 6
He was a brotherly sort of creature in his demeanor.†
Chpt 6
When Hanson came home he wore the same inscrutable demeanor.†
Chpt 7
He studied the face of Drouet in his wise way, and then with the demeanor of a gentlemen, said: " Certainly; glad to."†
Chpt 8
The sorrowful demeanor, the tremolo music, the long, explanatory, cumulative addresses, all were there.†
Chpt 16
"To-morrow," he said at parting, a gayety of manner adding wonderfully to his brave demeanor.†
Chpt 21
Carrie looked at him, and gathered from his whole demeanor what it meant.†
Chpt 33
Hurstwood began to doubt, but kept, or thought to keep, at least, the cool demeanor with which, in olden times, he deceived those psychic students of the gaming table, who seem to read thoughts and moods, rather than exterior evidences, however subtle.†
Chpt 36
His demeanor was fierce.†
Chpt 38
Those who had been waiting before him, but farther away, now drew near, and by a certain stolidity of demeanor, no words being spoken, indicated that they were first.†
Chpt 47
Already there were fifty or more, and those at the head, by their demeanor, evidently congratulated themselves upon not having so long to wait as those at the foot.†
Chpt 47

Definitions:

(1) (demeanor)
the manner in which a person behaves
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
Much more rarely, the verb form may be used as a synonym for behave as in: "Try to demean yourself with dignity."