high-and-mighty
Example Sentences
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"Well, there goes the high and mighty Gerald Broflovski," one onlooker comments.
From Salon • Nov. 28, 2022
Suddenly gari had become food that was served at gatherings for the high and mighty and it was fashionable.
From BBC • May 28, 2022
"If a professor comes in and he’s all high and mighty and using words they don’t understand — that doesn’t help them relax and think," he said of students.
From Fox News • Jan. 26, 2022
“If a professor comes in and he’s all high and mighty and using words they don’t understand — that doesn’t help them relax and think,” he said of students.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2022
Char says, “If you’re so high and mighty, what’re you doing in a dump like this?”
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
