putting on airs
Example Sentences
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"So I sound a bit like I have pretences, putting on airs for a while. It's abysmal for a while," she laughed.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2025
Padma compliments her in that kind, earnest way that always tells you when Padma is being empathetic and genuine, not putting on airs.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2023
Other favorites included “Mad About You” and “Keeping Up Appearances,” the British comedy about a middle-class woman putting on airs: “I was, like, a redneck just aspiring to be PBS.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2021
She knows when someone is putting on airs.
From Slate • Nov. 2, 2020
“She is putting on airs already,” said Laurie, who regarded the idea in the light of a capital joke.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
