How to Use posh in a Sentence

posh

adjective
  • The family is very posh.
  • They live in a posh neighborhood.
  • Of course, there's more to the Menu than its posh restaurant.
    Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 5 Jan. 2023
  • For couples, this is a great time to dress up and hit the town for some posh outings.
    The Astrotwins, ELLE, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Each of the posh digs looks out to lush greenery and features open-air hot spring baths.
    Christina Liao, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The four-door EV wears a stylish wardrobe and a posh interior filled with cool tech.
    Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Think of it as a posh party for you and your four-legged companion.
    Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The bathroom feels warm and posh, thanks to the eclectic mix of colors and textures on the walls and finishes.
    Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 14 June 2023
  • Asking a hefty £25 million ($32 million), the posh Hyde Park pad doesn’t just come with a steep price tag.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Marley deemed the estate too posh, though, and signed it over to his producer.
    Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The chic, modern rooms, plus a posh French restaurant and swanky rooftop lounge, all make this the perfect base for any D.C. getaway.
    Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 27 June 2023
  • Stand out without going full-on rainbow suit in a posh blue two-piece suit.
    Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 29 Nov. 2022
  • The priciest item on your next hotel bill might not be the room but a posh slice of poolside shade and privacy.
    Dawn Gilbertson, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The event, billed as rustic, now struggles to pretend that its backdrop isn’t posh.
    Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Now the brand has unveiled a third edition that may just be more posh than your upscale apartment.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Both Degas and Manet came from posh families and bobbed on the same vast sea of connections.
    Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2023
  • He was supposed to be the Goldilocks candidate, one just radical enough for the barbarians and just posh enough for the guys who sign the checks.
    Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 17 July 2023
  • That’s because the university’s posh set loll about campus in the sloppy-chic trends and labels of the mid-aughts.
    Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2023
  • In her video, Claudia laments, in a posh British accent, that a new coworker has begun to copy her style.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Gwyneth Paltrow kicked up her feet — and took a selfie — while staying in the Pavilion Suite at this posh London spot.
    Hannah Chubb, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2022
  • The search for answers thrusts the duo into the posh living rooms, smoky pubs, and trendy offices of multiple suspects.
    Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The first look featured a posh, lengthy white cape-esque gown that glided gracefully down the runway.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Their waterfront cabana lounges offer the most unique seating in this posh spot.
    Josie Gulliksen, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Flashy suits, posh office suites, and sprawling real estate are his norm.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 6 Nov. 2023
  • One tactile and semi-transparent blue punk vest was worn by a model with greasy grungy hair who held a posh square leather bag.
    Thomas Adamson, ajc, 26 June 2022
  • Armed with a British accent and a dry sense of humor, Hurley acts out how a posh mom from the past would tackle parenthood today.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Mark & Graham's cable knit dog sweaters can be monogrammed with their names for the ultimate in posh pet dressing.
    Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Some arrive on the many cruise ships that dock just a mile away from the synagogue; others stay at condos or at one of Aruba’s posh resorts.
    Dan Fellner, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Because these aren’t the kids who live in posh Georgetown, near the neighborhood where their public school is located.
    Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2023
  • For posh eaters, a restaurant atop a cliff in Big Sur offers a $75 prix fixe lunch menu and, perhaps more notably, what could be one of the most beautiful views on the planet.
    Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2023

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