Example Sentences

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Six million people had watched the “Absolutely Fabulous” star diffuse English poshness into the Arctic mists as she travelled northward through Norway.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 22, 2019

For years, Rees-Mogg, 48, has been one of British politics’ favorite eccentrics, affecting a languid, antiquarian poshness that verges on performance art.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2017

Referring to his wife, he added: “Also, Jackie has had to overcome her poshness and confront her gnomophobia.”

From New York Times • May 20, 2013

There is this cliched idea of poshness that crops up in television: you know, someone's posh cousin in a sitcom, Tim Nice But Dim.

From The Guardian • Apr. 3, 2010

Today, its red-brick row houses and elegant shops and restaurants rival the historic Back Bay for poshness.

From Time Magazine Archive