Example Sentences

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People have always been surprised by how old she is because she’s a spry lady prone to snootily huffing when things don’t go her way.

From The Verge • Jun. 12, 2022

He makes disparaging comments about Joan’s appearance and snootily makes note of her “elastic-topped slacks and . . . T-shirt with a wide-angle print of Old Vienna.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 12, 2021

But while I snootily kept my back turned, the universe of phone accessories has Big Bang-ed its way into something sprawling and significant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 27, 2015

Reality has become a map without a territory, Baudrillard snootily surmised, and it is basically all Disney’s fault.

From The Guardian • May 21, 2015

“Well, then, you’re quite an upgrade,” Charlotte replied snootily.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti