haughty

Example Sentences

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Beneath the haughty tilt of her chin, her eyes filled with tears, and her lips shook.

From Literature

Her haughty line deliveries and imperious bone structure cut through the screen like a knife.

From Los Angeles Times

The cruelest, the proudest, the most superior and haughty.

From Literature

Her one condition, delivered in the haughty tone of an offended aristocrat, was that they sign a note guaranteeing repayment for the damage.

From The Wall Street Journal

Penelope had met the haughty baroness on several occasions, and each time she had disliked her more than the last—a trend, she feared, that was about to continue.

From Literature