snobbish

Example Sentences

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It’s been broadly debated whether the novel actually is a love story between the snobbish Cathy and the glowering Heathcliff.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

The snobbish sommelier is a relic from the past—a figure from a less-enlightened time in wine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Even still to this day, the word "narcissist" gets misused to describe people who are merely snobbish or egotistical.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025

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

“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