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hauteur

[hoh-tur, oh-tœr] / hoʊˈtɜr, oʊˈtœr /


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Displaying as always her couture hauteur, Miranda, who doesn’t even remember Andy from her long-ago gig, tosses the former assistant in a terrible office and tells her she will inevitably fail.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 29, 2026

“Whatever nomenclature you prefer,” Elizabeth offers, accentuating her speech with oozing hauteur.

From Salon Apr. 5, 2024

As a character, Miss Liza Jane combines the hauteur of opera diva Jessye Norman and the sermonizing wisdom of Maya Angelou.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 29, 2023

With smug hauteur, she said: “You did when I was confirmed.”

From Washington Post Jun. 8, 2022

Sliding, she charged by, talking to some other Charm Bracelet, both of them moving with that lazy, confident hauteur they all had.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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