highfalutin

Example Sentences

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And it could have a huge impact on the game because, at the risk of getting highfalutin, it would require a new way of thinking about time.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2025

A second inscription at the Missouri School of Journalism, my alma mater, is also on the mark, though it’s even more mockable and highfalutin: "The Schoolmaster to the People."

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2025

Sintara accuses Monk of snobbery, saying that his highfalutin notion of Blackness excludes other Black experiences because he is too ashamed to recognize them.

From New York Times • May 14, 2024

At the risk of getting too highfalutin, I’m reminded of David Foster Wallace’s 1993 essay on the strained dynamic between fiction writers and television.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2024

And are violations of the rule obvious products of mishearing, careless reading, or a chintzy attempt to sound highfalutin?

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker