elitist

Example Sentences

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“There’s a reputation that museums, and particularly art museums, have of being kind of stuffy or like elitist or something like that, which is not something that I personally agree with,” says Critchley.

From The Wall Street Journal

“How did advocating for timeless artistry at the expense of shallow commercial reality become an ‘elitist’ position?”

From Los Angeles Times

“Now, the witch doesn’t take kindly to this perspective. Personally, I don’t blame her. It’s reductionist, it’s elitist, and it’s just plain icky. So the witch goes from zero to a hundred—and curses Benefo.”

From Literature

But cryptocurrency has something else: A massive elitist ramp determined to drive it higher.

From MarketWatch

BBC sources denied a report in the Telegraph that the corporation's director of sport, Alex Kay-Jelski, viewed the event as "elitist", adding that the decision had been purely based on the return on investment.

From BBC