pomposity

Example Sentences

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They won us over with their mild pomposity and aloofness, whereas Rapaport’s annoyance wreaks collateral damage like a chronically unbathed person’s odor assails bystanders.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026

Mr. Dirden speaks with a majestic orotundity that evokes a preacher carrying around an invisible pulpit, and exudes a preening pomposity and the requisite vicious abusiveness toward Lucky.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 29, 2025

The reason I started doing one word, sort of academic-style titles, was that I was sarcastically making fun of the pomposity of some comedians who think they’re doing lectures.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025

"You're pricking pomposity and you're exposing hypocrisy. That's the point of satire."

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2025

She had great difficulty coping with his imperiousness: “I want to play chess!” he’d demand, with all the pomposity of a crown prince talking to a servant.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady