highbrow
Example Sentences
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After all, it originated as a highbrow humor piece in a 1990 issue of the New Yorker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Besides the city's highbrow cultural offerings, its status as a centre of congress and diplomacy also helps attract a wealthy and worldly clientele.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
At the time, Bravo was forging a new identity in reality programming after years as a niche cable network that aired highbrow art films, opera and ballet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
In 1974, he founded his own firm specializing in entertainment law, a niche many highbrow Wall Street lawyers dismissed as frivolous at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
She closed her eyes and soaked it in the way you imagine people at a fancy orchestra concert drinking up highbrow music.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
