pomposity

Example Sentences

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At this point the reader may wonder why I should even bother to rebuke George Will; in his outmoded pomposity, he makes almost too easy a target.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

Mr. Dirden speaks with a majestic orotundity that evokes a preacher carrying around an invisible pulpit, and exudes a preening pomposity and the requisite vicious abusiveness toward Lucky.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 29, 2025

"You're pricking pomposity and you're exposing hypocrisy. That's the point of satire."

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2025

I love the Oscars, with all their pageantry and pomposity.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2024

His first Gymnopedie of 1888, as well as sounding like a long, hot afternoon in the Midi after a liquid lunch, can be seen as a deliberate attempt to debunk pomposity and de-clutter music.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall