highbrow

Example Sentences

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It was a culminating moment for a figure firmly of the 20th century, a celebrity possessed of moral force and highbrow sophistication.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

So if “Ulysses” is what you want to be reading, then great, but don’t think that some kind of highbrow art is going to be the best for you.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

He reaped great commercial rewards with cutting-edge highbrow material—yet sometimes felt his audience couldn’t keep up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

But just because something looks and feels like a highbrow, more considerate true crime offering doesn’t mean that it can’t be undone by the genre’s same trappings.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2025

She closed her eyes and soaked it in the way you imagine people at a fancy orchestra concert drinking up highbrow music.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd