hoity-toity
Example Sentences
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“Charlie was basically a Renaissance man who was comfortable in a lot of settings. He wasn’t hoity-toity,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
“All my life, I have been driven by one dream, one goal, one vision,” Chavez told the hoity-toity crowd.
From Los Angeles Times
They don’t appreciate the hoity-toity who look down on everyone else.
From Seattle Times
“It’s kind of hoity-toity,” said RJ Adams, an independent photographer from East New York.
From New York Times
For Nuez, the Federal Way snowboarder who has enjoyed Crystal Mountain, the Ikon Pass price hike reinforces the mountain’s reputation as catering to “a more hoity-toity crowd.”
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
