snobbery
Example Sentences
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This I-95 rivalry is intense, full of civic snobbery and loutish fandom; in other words, perfect.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
When asked about why there still appears to be a stigma attached to using dating shows as a career launchpad, she says "there will always be a snobbery around reality TV, especially dating shows".
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
"In darts, we've defeated the snobbery in sport," promoter Barry Hearn said in a recent interview with British newspaper The Times.
From Barron's • Dec. 30, 2025
Out of context, that quote may lend weight to the strain of snobbery that wrote off “Blood and Sand” before the plot found its footing, which it did after its introductory episodes.
From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025
My feeling remains, no less than before, that this represents a piece of unthinking snobbery on the part of the Society.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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