Example Sentences

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Byron, among others, snobbishly dismissed Keats as a mere ‘Cockney poet’.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2019

Others were jerks — of either the snobbishly aloof or browbeating variety.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2018

It’s thought to be snobbishly pedantic for one to think critically about these wines, as if preferring a good bottle robs everyone else of the lighthearted diversion that is rosé.

From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2018

Critics are desperate to get away from the usual run of dramatic realism and into the realm of imagination, but they’re also snobbishly sick of the people’s fantasies—namely, superhero movies.

From The New Yorker • May 23, 2016

Olive, who truly believed that her family was the best in the world, quite snobbishly would not permit it to be touched by debt.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck