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
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 is a swindler, a snob and a savage misanthrope.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
"Amanda's an awful woman, of course," he said, "a backstabbing snob who treats her children as accessories and turns every encounter with her 'mum chums' at the school gates into a blood sport."
From BBC • Feb. 6, 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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