aristocratic
Example Sentences
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David embraced aristocratic country life and distrusted outsiders; Sydney enjoyed London, music and company.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
The wider family, whose aristocratic ancestors can be traced to Norman times, had members belonging to various Christian denominations and at least one who was Jewish during Victorian times.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026
As an undergraduate at Cambridge, the young Martin befriended the aristocratic Ben Fitzmaurice.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
Mr. Schlossberg’s campaign displays aristocratic pretensions that fit uneasily into this new politics.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025
Block out the little aristocratic professor pacing in front of the hearth and the late hour and the dogs and the shelves brimming with interesting things.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
