snob
Example Sentences
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Virginia Woolf’s status as a feminist heroine may be somewhat dimmed by the fact that she was a terrific snob.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
It has little cachet; it won’t make you rich the way some sports will, and lacks snob appeal, like, say, golf.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
My 24-year-old son, who’s kind of a food snob, is like, “There’s a hundred places that are better and cheaper within five minutes of there in the San Gabriel Valley.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
He was derided as a snob when he suggested, in a few statements over the years, that he had to dumb down his work for uncultured audiences.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025
He's a terrific snob and he won't hardly even talk to you unless you're a big shot or a celebrity or something, but he can really play the piano.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
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