highbrow

Example Sentences

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He was an everyday guy who had fallen in love, not a highbrow sophisticate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

At the time, Bravo was forging a new identity in reality programming after years as a niche cable network that aired highbrow art films, opera and ballet.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

It feels like a logical jump, then, from the highbrow fine arts to the pop star Beyoncé, whom Ms. Chan describes as “the musician as artist as artwork.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

“What makes Goff so fascinating and relevant is his fearless attitude toward ingenuity and his ambivalence toward highbrow aesthetics and taste,” says Marco Piscitelli, curator of the exhibit.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 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