high horse

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Recent Examples of high horse And, by the way, Tim Walz gets on his high horse about mind your own damn business. ABC News, 11 Aug. 2024 That said, Stanbury is approaching the show with a much more expressive approach to showing her life after being knocked off her high horse last season. Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 3 June 2024 Jayden, continuing to gallop on his high horse, has trusted himself as the saviour of their relationship and by proxy, Tori. Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 12 Mar. 2024 Come down off your high horse and do right by the legal, taxpaying citizens of your city! Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for high horse
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Noun
  • The series follows the fictional Holliday, a former star whose arrogance burned every bridge.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Blenkin told Variety in September 2025 that his character's laughter comes from arrogance.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But those cameras don’t fit in your pocket, which is why the iPhone has long been, and continues to be, the best camera for anyone who wants to move light, fast, and far—and the updates to the sensors reinforce its superiority.
    Jakob Schiller, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
  • With over 600 DEXs now operating according to Grvt’s estimates, pure technological superiority or lower fees no longer guarantee success.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025

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“High horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20horse. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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