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

Still, during the debate Macron failed to dispel an image of haughtiness that has taken root during his presidency.

From Reuters • Apr. 21, 2022

Upper-classmen treated their juniors with haughtiness and disdain.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela