aristocratic

Example Sentences

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The siblings begin to awaken to the possibility of their liberation, from both the Communist regime and the paralyzing taboos of their aristocratic upbringing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

It's believed that he was not only aristocratic but that he had royal lineage.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

I didn’t realize it at the time, but there was also insecurity there: An American embarrassed by a rough, unsophisticated America, envious of Europe’s aristocratic polish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

The afterglow of aristocratic grace, the poet noted, was obscured by the “rising tide of democracy, which invades and levels all things.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

A neatly trimmed mustache connected to a beard that covered only his chin lent him an elegant, vaguely aristocratic air.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri