snob

Example Sentences

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As a superficial snob who grew up with golden retrievers that deserved Pantene commercials, I had to know: Why are we so into ugly dogs now?

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Or be accused of being a film snob — I’ll skip a party in favor of a 35mm screening of a movie I’ve already seen.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2025

"Amanda's an awful woman, of course," he said, "a backstabbing snob who treats her children as accessories and turns every encounter with her 'mum chums' at the school gates into a blood sport."

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2025

“Although her own ideas came from high European culture, Vera was never a snob and encouraged her students to express ideas that came from the stuff of their own lives.”

From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2024

But maybe I’m just being a snob, I scolded myself.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer