sniffy
Example Sentences
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But they have been pretty sniffy about the likelihood of it happening.
From BBC • Sep. 29, 2022
It’s easy now to be a little sniffy about Neville Marriner’s achievements with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, a partnership renowned as the most recorded in history.
From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2022
It is unclear whether the president, known to be sniffy about Ivy League educations, was aware of the difference.
From Salon • Oct. 2, 2020
The other day at Starbucks, I watched strangers swipe at sniffy noses with their fists, the punch-drunk fighters of midwinter.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2020
“All right — I only came in here because people outside are behaving very childishly, racing up and down the corridors,” said Hermione in a sniffy voice.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
