high-and-mighty
Example Sentences
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And they sit on this committee, and they sit there so high and mighty.
From Salon • Dec. 13, 2023
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," Mehler said.
From Fox News • Feb. 20, 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
Graduates never spoke to a soul when they left—apparently they were too high and mighty even to say good-bye to old friends.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
