snobbish

Example Sentences

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In the rare event that you do face down a truly snobbish somm, DiGrigoli believes there isn’t much point in engaging.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 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

First, he must convince his snobbish schoolmates that he belongs among the Capitol’s well-fed elites.

From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2023

“Yeah. Buellton and Brownley, really, but what kind of names are those for knuckleheads like them? Mom was going through some snobbish upper-class phase with husband number one.”

From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix