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Recent Examples of snobby In the fourth episode of The Perfect Couple—the soapy Netflix murder mystery that takes place on the moneyed island of Nantucket—Dakota Fanning’s character, the snobby Abby Winbury, has some choice words about a revealing Missoni dress worn by Meghann Fahy’s Merritt Monaco. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2024 So few Millennial filmmakers display literary interest of any sort that one is inclined to look back at the Merchant-Ivory output with new respect for what seemed like snobby pretentiousness when the films were first released. Armond White, National Review, 4 Sep. 2024 Meanwhile, Mindy's relationship with fashion heir Nicolas (Paul Forman, Park's real-life boyfriend) is getting serious, though his ultra-rich, snobby father could be a problem. Samantha Miller, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024 Once upon a time, in the land of snobby sommeliers, a diner was expected to make a split-second decision about a wine’s acceptability the moment a taste of a wine was poured. Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for snobby 
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Adjective
  • The trip includes a stay at an aristocratic palazzo in Palermo, excursions to the medieval town of Erice for the Christmas market, and to C0stinaci for the Presepe Vivente (live Nativity).
    Catherine Sabino, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Shazad plays Edgar Linton, a wealthy, aristocratic man who marries Catherine Earnshaw (Margot Robbie).
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • The arrogant millionaire heir James Beaufort (Damian Hardung) then has to deal with the quick-witted scholarship student, for better or worse.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2024
  • The truth is that women often downplay their accomplishments to avoid being perceived as arrogant, but this approach can unintentionally undermine your professional growth.
    Nicole Lipkin, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Even the words connote a pedigree of snobbish good taste that evokes Ratatouille’s Anton Ego.
    Leo Kirts, Them, 19 July 2024
  • But even the most snobbish viewer could see that William Wellman’s The Ox-Bow Incident was no ordinary Western.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024
Adjective
  • Sondra Locke co-stars again, this time as a snooty heiress forced to travel with the show — and who eventually learns not only that Billy used to sell shoes in New Jersey, but that the rest of the troupe aren’t exactly products of the Wild West either.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
  • That video moves on to a series of side-by-side comparisons, showcasing visual improvements so small even the snootiest of graphics sommeliers would need a magnifying glass to pick out.
    Michael Irving, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2024

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“Snobby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snobby. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.

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