patricians
Example Sentences
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He’s one of those sci-fi characters whose normal Earthman name distinguishes him as a plebe among patricians.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2024
Versatile and assured, Sternhagen played women who were folksy, regal, plain-spoken and glamorous, although she had a special fondness for dotty eccentrics and snobby patricians.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2023
Nehru and John Kennedy, both patricians, met in 1961 and quickly warmed to each other.
From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2022
The plebeians had been concerned that legal decisions would always favor the patricians, who had a monopoly on legal proceedings, so they insisted that the laws be written down and made publicly available.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020
The external aspect of the houses of the Chilean patricians is rather massive than elegant.
