highfaluting
Example Sentences
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Last week a leading architect, Edwin Bergstrom of Los Angeles, not only scolded his fellows for their wastefulness of income but scoffed at highfaluting notions.
From Time Magazine Archive
Lots of girls would have fibbed, and said they'd fainted, or something highfaluting of that nature.
From The War-Workers by Delafield, E.M.
After dinner her father pleaded for a music-hall as against what he called "some highfaluting, teacup English play."
From The Agony Column by Biggers, Earl Derr
You've got what the highfaluting society gang at Darley would call a chaperon, but she isn't exactly of the first water, according to the way such things are usually graded.
From Ann Boyd by Harben, Will N. (Will Nathaniel)
He's got to give up this highfaluting nonsense of his if he expects me to support him.
From Virginia by Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson
