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

With smug hauteur, she said: “You did when I was confirmed.”

From Washington Post • Jun. 8, 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