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Recent Examples of sniffish
Located across the street from the Manor, a 123-room faux-French extravaganza formerly owned by Aaron and Candy Spelling, Smith’s house appears almost to have been built in sniffish reaction to its neighbor.
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Robert Haskell, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022
There was always an admixture of delight, which tempered any inclination to be sniffish about the Americana that Thiebaud painted.
—Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2021
Robert Haskell, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022
There was always an admixture of delight, which tempered any inclination to be sniffish about the Americana that Thiebaud painted.
—Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sniffish
Adjective
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Comedians themselves are considered sort of high up in society, but not in a snobbish way.—
Justin Koreis,
Rolling Stone,
21 Dec. 2024
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The idea that classical music is isolated and its love excludes the love for other genres is a snobbish approach and has nothing to do with understanding the phenomenon of music.—
Mari Bolkvadze,
Billboard,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The film centers on a colony of ants — no better model for we, the lowly workers — who must toil to yield a yearly sacrifice of grain to the haughty grasshoppers in order to be left alone.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them,
20 Jan. 2025
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Known for his suave leading roles, Jourdan depicts vampirism as a mark of haughty aristocracy rather than an outright curse.—
Celia Mattison,
Vulture,
27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Still, in many voters’ minds, the association between Democrats and supercilious scolding seems hard to shake.—
Andrew Marantz,
The New Yorker,
14 Dec. 2024
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Even Lu, most closed and supercilious of the bunch, has weird, troubled reservoirs of shame that gradually start to froth and bubble.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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Julie Bowen and Christopher McDonald return as love interest Virginia Venit and arrogant rival Shooter McGavin, respectively, and the cast includes rookies like Bad Bunny, Travis Kelce and pro wrestler Maxwell Jacob Friedman.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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Those include genial second-year resident Dr. King (Taylor Dearden), arrogant intern Santos (Isa Briones), and doe-eyed med students Javadi (Shabana Azeez) and Whittaker (Gerran Howell).—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Star Wars: Skeleton Crew A cavalier Jude Law as a space pirate meets four kids way too far from home, plus some secrets of the galaxy and the Old Republic.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
30 Dec. 2024
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In her opening statement, Johnson painted Baldwin, who starred in and produced the film, as cavalier with firearms and suggested that the cast and crew faced constraints, ramping up the risk of someone getting injured on set.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
10 July 2024
Adjective
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Mark pulled his sister Devon (Jen Tullock) aside at a party for his pretentious brother-in-law Ricken (Michael Chernus).—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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Daniel Brühl co-starred as pretentious director Eric Bouchard, with Aya Cash as producer Anita and Billy Magnussen and Richard E. Grant as actors Adam Randolph and Peter Fairchild.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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As long as the war in Ukraine grinds on and Iran’s acrimonious relations with the West persist, driving a wedge between Russia and Iran will be a lofty challenge.—
Nicole Grajewski,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Jan. 2025
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That narrative decision fits with Saxon’s ethos to use real skills (sculpting, puppetry, painting) and not only computer trickery to accomplish their lofty goals.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Steve Fields serves lobster tails and filet mignon, but its proprietor likes to think of the restaurant as D-FW’s affordable steakhouse — a place that isn’t too uppity.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
2 Apr. 2022
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There were some in the UK, and even on this side of the pond, who wanted the queen to assert her authority and slap down her presumptuous grandson and his uppity wife.—
Kevin Cullen,
BostonGlobe.com,
13 Jan. 2020
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“Sniffish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniffish. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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