How to Use snobby in a Sentence

snobby

adjective
  • Mandy clearly saw the light at the end of the tunnel for the snobby Lana.
    Kara Nesvig, Teen Vogue, 16 Feb. 2018
  • The Yoyo by Babyzen $420; babyzen.com Leave it to the French to create a stroller that’s smart, chic, and a little bit snobby.
    Stirling Kelso, CNT, 20 June 2017
  • Many said that part of the fun of watching the show was seeing teenagers be rich, snobby, and catty.
    Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country, 22 June 2021
  • Le Cirque was always open to the charge of being snobby and elitist.
    William Grimes, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2020
  • There’s a feeling that the film academy is too snobby for these types of movies.
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 3 July 2017
  • This is not a snobby place but a place for learning and enjoying.
    Susan Bryant, sun-sentinel.com, 5 July 2019
  • As a snobby Sim, Roman takes it upon himself to critique the gnome as a work of art.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 June 2023
  • Rendez-vous also isn’t too snobby to serve wine slushies.
    Molly Sullivan, sacbee.com, 4 July 2017
  • So does Hathaway, whose snobby actress is probably the best thing about the movie.
    Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, 5 June 2018
  • The other is conventional and snobby, and all about the perfect draft.
    Leah Marilla Thomas, refinery29.com, 10 Apr. 2020
  • Let’s face it, Miami soccer fans can be a bit snobby about their beloved sport.
    Michelle Kaufman, miamiherald, 1 July 2017
  • For Angelenos, beating the snobby ones from the Bay Area is job one and should not be treated as just another game by the Rams.
    Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2020
  • Corden donned yet another wig to play the snobby retail clerk who turned away Roberts’ Vivian.
    Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com, 14 Oct. 2017
  • Noni Rose’s snobby Regina, who comes to play a somewhat unfeasibly large role in Alex’s life—stiffs her.
    Judy Berman, Time, 27 Sep. 2021
  • The design world can be so insular and snobby, like it’s only talking to itself.
    Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2022
  • The key thing about these scams is that in both cases the snobby cultural elites who Trump professes to disdain didn’t lose anything.
    Matthew Yglesias, Vox, 18 Oct. 2018
  • Spotify had killed the snobby record-store employee and taken his place.
    Vulture, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Though he’s often been a punching bag for tabloids and snobby cinephiles, Affleck has been far more gifted than given credit.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 10 Oct. 2021
  • Now that Meghan and Harry are public, the royal family's being so snobby about Meghan.
    Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 13 May 2018
  • That is a marked departure from the once almost-snobby way of viewing customers, where the look of the store was long far more important than how a shopper was treated.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2017
  • Hugh Laurie stars as Ryan Clark, captain of a giant space cruise ship full of snobby, rich space tourists, though when the ship's course gets changed from a few weeks to over three years, the classy decorum begins to break down.
    Eric Maurer, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Hugh Laurie stars as Ryan Clark, captain of a giant space cruise ship full of snobby, rich space tourists, though when the ship's course gets changed from a few weeks to over three years, the classy decorum begins to break down.
    EW.com, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Its restaurants draw discerning (some may say snobby?) New Yorkers who will happily fly an hour and a half just to eat for a weekend.
    Katherine Lagrave, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Apr. 2018
  • Forcing everyone to the same side of the road, besides being good for traffic, was part of doing away with these snobby class distinctions.
    Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Get ready for a lot of stunning ball gowns, snobby queen mothers, and fairytale endings—because here’s your full list of the best royal Hallmark movies ever.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 May 2018
  • But what's a snobby observer to do when Team USA stinks currently at most of the traditional and important stuff and excels at the new and fun?
    Jerry Brewer, chicagotribune.com, 21 Feb. 2018
  • In the movie, Tyler and the other aspiring lifeguards go up against some local snobby kids to land a spot at Malibu Beach's ultimate beach tower.
    Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, 9 May 2019
  • George has never dated a woman before, and her reluctance to come out to her snobby friend group eats at Mae’s confidence.
    The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2021
  • And worse, by being snobby, Apple is discouraging app creators from taking some risks and trying out a wacky idea.
    Adam Duvander, WIRED, 12 Aug. 2008
  • But Apfel was by no means a snobby collector, or an aristocratic devotee of haute couture.
    Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024

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