putting on airs
Example Sentences
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"So I sound a bit like I have pretences, putting on airs for a while. It's abysmal for a while," she laughed.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2025
But they’re also people, neither showing strain nor putting on airs.
From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2023
Padma compliments her in that kind, earnest way that always tells you when Padma is being empathetic and genuine, not putting on airs.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2023
Other favorites included “Mad About You” and “Keeping Up Appearances,” the British comedy about a middle-class woman putting on airs: “I was, like, a redneck just aspiring to be PBS.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2021
Aunt Pretty said Mrs. Pritchard had no business putting on airs and graces when her house was no better than anybody else’s.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
