high horse
Example Sentences
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I have no claim to a high horse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
Why must we sit up on our high horse and act like books are the one thing you can never get rid of?
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 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
“I can make a point and stand on a high horse, but that doesn’t get me anywhere.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2021
“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
