uppity

Example Sentences

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The man he persuaded to join the club when Rangers were getting uppity in 2016 and needed putting back in a box.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025

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

Here he applies his rich baritone to the refrains of “Teenage Dream” as his newly invented character, Lance, an uppity French nobleman, cavorts friskily with old flame Angelique.

From Washington Post • Nov. 27, 2022

Others think he’s too uppity, so he is let go.

From New York Times • Jan. 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