snobbish

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In the rare event that you do face down a truly snobbish somm, DiGrigoli believes there isn’t much point in engaging.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Perched between the “Shōgun” pair is Nathan Lane, who portrays the snobbish arbiter of who and what are considered elite in the glitzy “The Gilded Age.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2024

Film critic Siobhan Synnot called Margolyes's comments "snobbish", adding: "Classic children's films may speak to adults too, it's about ambition, sophistication and quality, not age range".

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2024

First, he must convince his snobbish schoolmates that he belongs among the Capitol’s well-fed elites.

From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2023

“Yeah. Buellton and Brownley, really, but what kind of names are those for knuckleheads like them? Mom was going through some snobbish upper-class phase with husband number one.”

From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix