pompous

Example Sentences

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Mr. Broderick, himself a sometime movie star, brings a slyly funny air of noblesse oblige that dovetails amusingly with Jay’s pompous, blinkered dimness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Dramatically, however, “Sirāt” is at once haphazard and pompous, stalling on its central mystery and throwing in a few flashes of distracting calamity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

But pompous Henrich and Victor don’t appreciate that their accomplishments are built on other’s sacrifices.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

His first major stage success was as pompous lawyer Paul Bratter in Neil Simon's romantic comedy Barefoot in the Park.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025

He had always thought of Fudge as a kindly figure, a little blustering, a little pompous, but essentially good-natured.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling