high-and-mighty
Example Sentences
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He could be pretty high-and-mighty, and certainly not exactly a small-d democrat.
From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026
In taking the high-and-mighty down a peg, Reitman was reintroducing the sort of anti-establishment comedy that had long since vanished from Hollywood films.
From Salon • Feb. 16, 2022
Another high-and-mighty Oscar-nominated sports drama—this time about baseball— that Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill and company somehow turned into both an analytical deep-dive and a fine piece of cinema.
From Golf Digest • Mar. 19, 2020
They assume — not everybody, right — but they assume that you’re some kind of high-and-mighty person.
From Washington Post • Mar. 8, 2019
“Aw, now, don’t go get all high-and-mighty on me,” Billy said.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
