hauteur

Example Sentences

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Ted is a cartoon creep with an Oxbridge hauteur, but Theo’s shortcomings may be too subtly rendered for a play that cries out for more definition.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

Endowed with a formidable hauteur, her Jocasta acts graciously, but with an unmistakable note of condescension.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025

“Whatever nomenclature you prefer,” Elizabeth offers, accentuating her speech with oozing hauteur.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2024

Her hauteur immediately catches the eye, and as she rides the crawling Ricardo Xavier while eating a banana, she looks like she belongs in that regal position.

From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2022

Nathan had told her, some months earlier, in a voice filled with hauteur, that he did not read any fiction published after 1930.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie