snobbism
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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He added in his memoir that he “still harbored the old-fashioned stage actor’s snobbism toward moviemaking.”
From Washington Post
Even within the plant, there was some snobbism.
From Literature
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Is this some kind of snobbism where something that many people like cannot possibly be of any value?
From New York Times
I love watching movies and I have no snobbism about movies whatsoever.
From New York Times
It may involve as much reverse style snobbism and careful consideration as any coat-and-tie venture when you really think about it, but on the surface it’s a seductive mythology of mind over men’s wear.
From New York Times
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