posher

Example Sentences

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The late senator, herself raised in a well-heeled Jewish family from a posher part of town, just had a knack for showing she cared about her fellow San Franciscans, no matter their background, Chacón said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2023

While pampering one’s pups has been a longstanding tradition, home design trends are making life posher for pets.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 9, 2023

"Here, Comer speaks in an affectedly sanded-down version of her own Scouse accent, like Tessa has deliberately smoothed out her vowels in the name of blending in with her posher peers."

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2022

His father was a doctor, and he grew up in one of the posher suburbs of Boston.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2021

If you just heard her voice next to Mum's you'd say Mum's posher.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell