uppity

Example Sentences

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The wealthiest and most international city in America, its grand mansions and comfortable houses would obviously be useful as a base for an invading army that was just beginning a campaign against uppity colonials.

From Washington Post

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

White people use the n-word multiple times, both in anger and matter-of-factly, as well as the racist term “uppity” to refer to an educated Black woman.

From Washington Post

"It's like saying, we are out of our place, that we're being uppity and we are going to be put back in our place by people who look like him."

From Salon

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