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

The newest entrant into this juxtaposition extravaganza is soft serve, often linked to summer memories, sticky finger and ice cream cones, and fine dining — sometimes dismissed as highfalutin, nose-in-the-air or stuffy.

From Salon • May 16, 2024

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

Far too many workers have been given highfalutin titles—and maybe a shred of supervisory duties—but they’re low-paid, barely a blip on the org chart, and unfairly don’t get paid overtime despite grueling workweeks.

From Slate • May 8, 2024

I’d overhear the reporters at The Welch Daily News make jokes to one another about the highfalutin writers who worked at those papers.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls