snobbish

Example Sentences

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The snobbish sommelier is a relic from the past—a figure from a less-enlightened time in wine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Even still to this day, the word "narcissist" gets misused to describe people who are merely snobbish or egotistical.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025

They had feared he might be some snobbish yachtie or posing Instagrammer, who would make sure they knew who was boss.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2024

Its only real anachronisms, to today’s eyes, are Maria’s snobbish swipe at TV writers and the $1,500/month rent on her house in Beverly Hills.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2024

Later that night Kim took me aside, scolding me for being snobbish about our new house.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung