haughty

Example Sentences

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Her one condition, delivered in the haughty tone of an offended aristocrat, was that they sign a note guaranteeing repayment for the damage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

The directors, called to an emergency meeting at the home of the chairman of the board of the American Steel Corp., have the haughty mien of British aristocrats.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2025

The air of prestige and haughty pretension that surrounds even the mere mention of the Cannes Film Festival might not conjure the words “shark movie” in your mind.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2025

Marie-France has always denied this and, at the stand, came across as haughty and frequently defiant in the face of the accusations levelled at her.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2025

It stood there with its head up and a haughty look in its eyes; it waited until Harley was under the elm tree before it tasted the water.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko