uppity

Example Sentences

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There's also the politics: drivers are a loud, powerful voting bloc, and they "get uppity" when they see parking space taken away, he says.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Like that comedy series, the film breaks the fourth wall by having its protagonist, Anne Elliot, the daughter of an uppity aristocrat, share witty commentary on the story’s happenings directly to the audience.

From Washington Post • Jul. 16, 2022

Others think he’s too uppity, so he is let go.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2022

Women are no longer barred from having checking accounts and jobs, and so aren't in danger of being destitute for the sin of being too uppity.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2021

He didn’t like people who were uppity and had mixed feelings about home ownership in general.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama