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

In Ava Pickett's fresh adaptation, being staged at London's Rose Theatre, Emma Woodhouse still has all the trademark traits of our beloved original heroine – she's clever, quick-witted, meddling, haughty and occasionally cruel.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2025

Part of the problem may be Gorsuch’s haughty and condescending attitude toward those who disagree with him.

From Slate • Jun. 23, 2025

The mute was maddening, but the mute was magnificent, the daily humbling of a haughty hack, an humiliating dose of accountability in a world dominated by thoughtless hot takes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025

Katherine’s tone is haughty, even as she whispers.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland