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high-and-mighty

How to use high-and-mighty in a sentence

After marriage the high-and-mighty beadle was sadly henpecked and reduced to a Jerry Sneak.

His nose was of the high-and-mighty order that comes under the denomination of aquiline, or hooked, as may suit you best.

MISSYDANA GATLIN

You ought to see her sketch the old-school, high-and-mighty manners, as they survive among some of the antiques in Charlottesburg.

Pelle threw all his high-and-mighty airs to the winds and gave himself up to despair.

But you won't gain anything by taking a high-and-mighty attitude with me.

She was not quite at her ease with Phillis; she thought her a little high-and-mighty in her manner.

Mark you, Mr. High-and-Mighty, we owe you one grudge already.

THE CRIME CLUBWILLIAM HOLT-WHITE

She gives me the hot creeps with her condescending, high-and-mighty ways.

THE NEW MISTRESSGEORGE MANVILLE FENN

"He's one of your high-and-mighty sort," she thought disdainfully, as she entered her cosy brougham and was driven away.

THELMAMARIE CORELLI

Still burning at Taylor's high-and-mighty dismissal of him, Raoul was staggered by the shock of this meeting.

SHAMANROBERT SHEA

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985