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

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

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

From Salon • Jun. 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

Elderly Mr. and Mrs. Riddle had been rich, snobbish, and rude, and their grown-up son, Tom, had been, if anything, worse.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling