uppity
Example Sentences
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There's also the politics: drivers are a loud, powerful voting bloc, and they "get uppity" when they see parking space taken away, he says.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
The household was vegetarian before this was trendy or socially acceptable, and yet not in an uppity way.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2025
Like that comedy series, the film breaks the fourth wall by having its protagonist, Anne Elliot, the daughter of an uppity aristocrat, share witty commentary on the story’s happenings directly to the audience.
From Washington Post • Jul. 16, 2022
“When unemployment is ultra low, the uppity times are behind us, and when it’s super high, there are good times ahead,” said Padhraic Garvey, a head of research at ING, a global bank.
From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2022
“I’m not just any bird, you uppity hero. I am—” the bird spluttered, then stopped.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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