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

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

That’s a highfalutin way of saying the prompts on the cards are geared toward helping you get out of your own head, reduce your stress, manage your emotions and change the way you react emotionally.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2023

Yes, educated people can indeed be annoying — by, say, using words like indeed, as I just did, or other highfalutin words Brooks mentions, or by pretending to understand things they really don't.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2023

“You don’t need to go to some highfalutin school to get charm.”

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd