hoity-toity
Example Sentences
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It might even improve her chances of being chosen to join a very hoity-toity women’s group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
"I thought it important that we didn't issue a kind of hoity-toity response to Chalamet," Beard said.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
“All my life, I have been driven by one dream, one goal, one vision,” Chavez told the hoity-toity crowd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2024
Trendy South Lake Union versions be damned: Das Wagon’s very, very spicy version of the Seattle Dog isn’t any kind of hoity-toity “elevation” of the stadium-food favorite.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2019
And, “Always crowing about their kid with the straight A’s at that hoity-toity school. Well, they’re not crowing now.”
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
