high horse

Example Sentences

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I have no claim to a high horse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

“She needs to get off her high horse and not think that I was thinking about her for the last 15 years.”

From Salon • Nov. 19, 2024

“If you don’t want to get off your high horse to see what we like, then it’s natural that you will be washed-out,” Ms. Li said.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2024

“Sometimes college students don’t understand the severity of things,” Oats said from his high horse following the game.

From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2023

“Well, you’d better make peace with her. Sweet, she gets on a high horse sometimes, but she’s a good woman—” “It was about Hank and she made me mad.”

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee