high-and-mighty

Example Sentences

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But many of the videos are released by police and feature people who have come under far more pressure than the high and mighty of Russia's pop scene.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2024

And they sit on this committee, and they sit there so high and mighty.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2023

"If a professor comes in and he’s all high and mighty and using words they don’t understand — that doesn’t help them relax and think," Mehler said.

From Fox News • Feb. 20, 2022

“If a professor comes in and he’s all high and mighty and using words they don’t understand — that doesn’t help them relax and think,” he said of students.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2022

“Ask that high and mighty niece of yours where she spends her time!” another woman shouted from the darkness.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare