haughtiness

Example Sentences

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He began as a William Morris socialist but quickly became suspicious of any sweeping social panacea, to the point of intellectual haughtiness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

Few pleasures make cold cruelty warm the soul quite as well, because few look at the genre with such a knowing blend of appreciation and haughtiness.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2025

Malick, who inhabits Gail’s Southern haughtiness with crisp authority, wields her character’s cane as though it were a general’s baton.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2023

Macron has crystallised anger with a series of faux pas and cutting remarks over the past six years that have left a lasting impression of haughtiness among the general public.

From Reuters • Apr. 28, 2023

“Would you please help me get out of this thing?” she asks, all traces of haughtiness gone.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland