snooty

Example Sentences

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But she thinks he comes off as a “snooty San Francisco liberal” who isn’t genuine.

From Seattle Times

Re Enid Blyton - racism, yes, xenophobia, yes, but "lack of literary merit" about books that have sold 600 million copies just sounds weirdly snooty.

From BBC

"I had friends here, I ran a business here, and liked the pace. Austin is cosmopolitan without being snooty; it's earthy. People are smart and successful but they don't flaunt it."

From Fox News

In the backstory for this alternate timeline of New York, 19th-century magicians saved the city from demons, and thus their descendants now rule as snooty yet fabulous Magistocrats.

From Salon

The workers are caught between the demands of ruthless contractors, snooty bureaucrats, animal rights activists and Hindus who hold monkeys sacred.

From New York Times