high horse

Example Sentences

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I have no claim to a high horse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

He’s not on a horse, he’s not on his high horse.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

“She needs to get off her high horse and not think that I was thinking about her for the last 15 years.”

From Salon • Nov. 19, 2024

“If you don’t want to get off your high horse to see what we like, then it’s natural that you will be washed-out,” Ms. Li said.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2024

“I know. We’ll all hang separately. But Rachel needs to get off her high horse, too. She’s never lifted a finger around here and now all of a sudden she’s the Little Red Hen?”

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver