snootiness

Example Sentences

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Khan, taken aback by their snootiness, is said to have quipped, "If you'd watched my movies, you would know I am not much of an actor."

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2025

He writes with the coolness of a sociologist, the passion of someone with a horse in the race, and the smarts to avoid both cheerleading and snootiness.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2022

The story made the rounds of the international media, often treated as an instance of English eccentricity, snootiness, or small-town paranoia.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 1, 2019

He fails to score Rolling Stones tickets for a 1971 concert, declaring with teenaged snootiness, “They’re probably past it,” and decides to spend the cash he has saved on a record.

From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2015

Photograph: Murdo Macleod The setup: A certain snootiness will probably follow John Bishop around forever.

From The Guardian • Nov. 29, 2012