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

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

However, Bonne Maman doesn't come with the haughtiness that is sometimes associated with French fine dining; it's literally marketed as the kind of food that would be made by a grandmother in a French farmhouse.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2023

Such haughtiness had its limits: She resigned as president after the palace’s curator quit and 150 volunteers threatened to follow him.

From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2022

The lips, nearly colorless, are set in an expression of uncharacteristic haughtiness.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri