snobbery
Example Sentences
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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
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
But it’s not snobbery that has kept me away.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025
Eliot got it from the start, but in Woolf’s case bafflement joined forces with snobbery.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
No stranger to snobbery, he even wore a silk scarf tied around his head to keep off the sun.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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