parvenue

Example Sentences

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On the other, Kim got away lightly in the parvenue stakes.

From The Guardian • Oct. 6, 2016

Normcore loathes the flashy, the parvenue, the nouveau riche, and everything else we hold dear.

From Slate • Apr. 8, 2014

Velvet sleeves concealing jewel-encrusted daggers, scheming eunuchs with networks of spies, parvenue commoners outwitting the supercilious aristos and totally, utterly ruthless power plays — what’s not to love?

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2012

The resignation of the charismatic and experienced politician leaves The Left, a hugely successful parvenue among German political parties, with a leadership vacuum.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2010

But in this case his kinsmen and associates will not acknowledge her; the parvenue will not be received on any conditions whatever.

From From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan by Blavatsky, H. P. (Helena Petrovna)