snobbiness
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Along with the gendered snobbiness aimed at romcoms, there have also been plenty of fair critiques: it is true that they almost exclusively told white, wealthy, heterosexual stories.
From The Guardian
“I think there’s a snobbiness to the fact that people think just because these guys are not part of the NBA, they’re not the highest level of basketball that we have,” Cube said.
From Seattle Times
“Snobbiness comes more from the hard-core natural winemakers who think anything with sulfur dioxide is trash,” he said.
From New York Times
I think the one that’s more shocking to me than the snobbiness—and I agree, there was a certain snobbiness to some of that—is the cruelty, which I still can’t quite get over, has not registered more with people.
From Slate
The strong sense of solidarity in a city known for its obnoxious drivers and rough edges — not to mention its social snobbiness — reflects Mexicans’ typically resilient sense of humor.
From Washington Post
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