snobbery

Example Sentences

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The 1990s cocktail revival introduced a layer of snobbery to speakeasy-style bars, long after any subterfuge was necessary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says the "bold reforms" will end the snobbery in post-16 education, and support young people to build secure, future-proof careers.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Bertrand Degat, vineyard manager for French zero-alcohol wine producer French Bloom, winces visibly when recalling some of the criticism and snobbery he has encountered from his contemporaries.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Cazzu hails from the province of Jujuy, miles away from the musical snobbery that plagues much of Buenos Aires, and her genuine investment in a pan-Latino idiom is contagious.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

But stripped of the luxury of snobbery, the two became thick as the thieves they now were, at least according to the Third Reich.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman