snobby

Example Sentences

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Cue another round of snobby harrumphing about the inclusion of non-Power 4 schools like James Madison and Tulane, as if those schools play on crabgrass fields with dirt patches and donkeys.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

It’s easy to blame this lack of welcome on exclusionary, or perhaps just plain snobby, elites.

From Salon • Sep. 17, 2025

Scottish Secretary Ian Murray, who is an Edinburgh MP, described the remarks as "classist and snobby".

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2025

There was a time in my life as a musician where I was more protective of my art — snobby, for lack of better word.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024

I even screwed up my face and flounced my hands about, as if imitating her snobby behavior.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline