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Recent Examples of snobby Alyssa’s rich father from marrying his mean, snobby girlfriend. Kara Nesvig, Parents, 12 Mar. 2025 Socially anxious and snobby, Victoria is dedicated to keeping her three children on the same affluent life path she's followed. Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025 John Erwin, the voice behind such iconic animated and animal TV characters as He-Man, Morris The Cat, the snobby Reggie of the Archie cartoons and many other Saturday morning favorites of the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s, died last month of natural causes at his home in Camarillo, California. Greg Evans, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025 Dakota Fanning’s character, the snobby Abby Winbury, knows the importance of a robe. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for snobby
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snobby
Adjective
  • Marten, 38, grew up in a wealthy, aristocratic family with ties to the royal family.
    Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 19 July 2025
  • Audiences online have reveled in this pivot from Hoult, whose aristocratic vibe has made for great period dramas but never juiced his off-duty style.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • In addition to Sandler, the 2025 film also sees the return of several familiar faces, including Julie Bowen as Happy’s love interest, Virginia Venit; Christopher McDonald as Shooter McGavin, Happy’s arrogant nemesis; and Ben Stiller as Hal L., the orderly from Happy’s grandmother’s nursing home.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
  • Christopher McDonald plays Happy’s comically villainous, arrogant rival Shooter McGavin, maestro of the finger guns.
    Skyler Trepel, EW.com, 25 July 2025
Adjective
  • One half of the room loves the big and bold Bose signature sound, while the other half likes to be sniffy and snobbish about the brand that’s been dominating sectors of the consumer audio market since 1964.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
  • So many of the characters are intelligent, cruel, snobbish, yet undeniably hilarious.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
Adjective
  • Or try this: Kate Winslet is a snooty debutante in first class who falls for a poor artist in steerage (Titanic).
    Guy Trebay, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2025
  • Has an old-money crowd and snooty country clubs yet somehow feels a bit more low-key than the other Hamptons.
    Stephanie Krikorian, Curbed, 23 June 2025

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“Snobby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snobby. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.

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