high-brow
Example Sentences
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Then, finally, the truth about the fact is revealed, with Wiles sharing that her neighbors were of a more high-brow Hollywood class, sharing an image of Craig and Weisz with the hashtag #holyairball.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
The Indianapolis Colts had a more high-brow approach to their schedule release, employing some outside help from the social media account @ArtButSports, which has become popular for comparing sports pictures to classic works of art.
From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024
He’s traveling the country giving six-figure speeches, playing pundit and elder statesman on TV, holding forth at high-brow political forums and, not least, plotting vengeance against those behind his unceremonious ouster as House speaker.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2024
Interest in "I Think You Should Leave" is not a question of high-brow versus low-brow humor, per se.
From Salon • Jun. 25, 2023
A doubter of our general divinity is labelled "high-brow" at once, and his doubts drop like water off the public's back.
From Another Sheaf by Galsworthy, John