imperious
Example Sentences
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Since claiming the Iron Throne, however, she has been a whinging, imperious mess.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Virat Kohli's imperious unbeaten 75 helped Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a five-wicket win over Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League final which secured back-to-back titles.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
The movie becomes increasingly surreal as Corvette, the Velvet Gang leader played by Keke Palmer, works to clean out the neon stores of an imperious designer played by Demi Moore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Those belts, if you’ll remember, were the trigger for Meryl Streep’s Oscar-nominated speech about how her imperious fashion magazine editor in chief Miranda Priestly creates trends that trickle down to the rest of us rabble.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
Under her imperious tone he could hear a tremble.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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