aristocratic

Example Sentences

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Severus’ family was wealthy and aristocratic: They could afford to educate him expensively and expected him to pursue a career in public life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The wider family, whose aristocratic ancestors can be traced to Norman times, had members belonging to various Christian denominations and at least one who was Jewish during Victorian times.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

As an undergraduate at Cambridge, the young Martin befriended the aristocratic Ben Fitzmaurice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

I didn’t realize it at the time, but there was also insecurity there: An American embarrassed by a rough, unsophisticated America, envious of Europe’s aristocratic polish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

There is to their pose an aristocratic formality, an elegant Latin hauteur.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez