snobbish

Example Sentences

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How easily we become snobbish about ingredients that offer smart, flavorful solutions for real bodies and finite energy.

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2026

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

They had feared he might be some snobbish yachtie or posing Instagrammer, who would make sure they knew who was boss.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2024

But there are at least a dozen good zingers in here, particularly a three-part punchline from Alex Woods as a snobbish food critic that kicks off with, “Have you ever seen an emaciated dolphin?”

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2024

Never mind that he probably didn’t deserve their honor—they knew what kind of man he was: arrogant, color- struck, snobbish.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison