pompous
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“Gracious, very kind and not pompous, which is what I would expect from most politicians,” Delilah said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Mr. Broderick, himself a sometime movie star, brings a slyly funny air of noblesse oblige that dovetails amusingly with Jay’s pompous, blinkered dimness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
But because she’s telling the worst men what they want to hear, Stuckey has created space for herself to live out the usually male role of being the pompous bully who will brook no dissent.
From Salon • Dec. 1, 2025
The mockumentary “This Is Spinal Tap” parodied pompous rock musicians to great effect.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
Afterward, Leah referred to Elisha as “a vain, pompous little man” and worried about his fascination with her teenage sister.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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