haughty

Example Sentences

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In the criminally short-lived series, Van Der Beek played a version of himself that was far more asinine and haughty than the actor was known to be in real life.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 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

In Ava Pickett's fresh adaptation, being staged at London's Rose Theatre, Emma Woodhouse still has all the trademark traits of our beloved original heroine – she's clever, quick-witted, meddling, haughty and occasionally cruel.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2025

How cold her voice, how haughty her manner, how hateful the look on her face.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn