haughty

Example Sentences

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Surely, these can’t be two artists whose work is so frequently accused of haughty, style-obsessed self-importance?

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Her haughty line deliveries and imperious bone structure cut through the screen like a knife.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

Her one condition, delivered in the haughty tone of an offended aristocrat, was that they sign a note guaranteeing repayment for the damage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

That naturally leaves room for everyday people to feel as if research is a haughty, fringe, and costly enterprise whose benefits they’re thoroughly excluded from.

From Slate • Jun. 27, 2025

“I may do whatever I wish,” she informs me, still haughty.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black