Brahmin

Example Sentences

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A disillusioned, admittedly misanthropic Boston Brahmin, Lowell came to see himself as a scientist with the soul of a poet, or a poet with scientific instincts.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025

"I take inspiration from other Brahmin handles and promote our community."

From BBC • May 30, 2024

In his 2021 book Woke Inc., he wrote about his family’s position as Brahmin, often considered the highest of Hindu castes.

From Slate • Nov. 9, 2023

Sawant, who identifies as a socialist, has acknowledged her own personal privilege, noting that she grew up in an upper-caste Hindu Brahmin household in India and witnessed caste discrimination first-hand.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2023

He was no Brahmin, sharing the life of the Brahmins, no ascetic belonging to the Samanas.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse