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Recent Examples of snobbish The notoriously snobbish set refused to dress her and Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour denied her a cover even though the magazine has given every other first lady, as well as former Vice President Kamala Harris, a glitzy one. Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Jan. 2025 Comedians themselves are considered sort of high up in society, but not in a snobbish way. Justin Koreis, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2024 The idea that classical music is isolated and its love excludes the love for other genres is a snobbish approach and has nothing to do with understanding the phenomenon of music. Mari Bolkvadze, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2024 Even the words connote a pedigree of snobbish good taste that evokes Ratatouille’s Anton Ego. Leo Kirts, Them, 19 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for snobbish
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snobbish
Adjective
  • In reality, McArthur was a bull-rider from Clinton and a far cry from the aristocratic type others had pegged him for, Lyons said.
    Tony Holt, Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The largely middle-class Liberals replaced Britain's aristocratic Whigs in the 19th century only to be supplanted themselves by the working-class Labor Party in the 20th century.
    Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Ava Daniels is a young comedy writer who is unable to find work due to an insensitive tweet and her reputation for being self-centered and arrogant.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • And the villains, of course, exuding every nastily relatable emotion; the stepmothers and sorceresses are vain, arrogant, dismissive, lonely, rude, and outrageous.
    Darren Franich, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Though not as wealthy as his snobby alter ego, the Gen Z-er is doing more than OK.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Alyssa’s rich father from marrying his mean, snobby girlfriend.
    Kara Nesvig, Parents, 12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Who’s this snooty Lady Violet (Fiona Glascott) who was hovering around her?
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
  • For those outside of the series' 8-12 readership range, the books follow the adventures of Gertrude, Eugenia and Dee-Dee Porch in the snooty town of Antiquarium.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025

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