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Pompous in a sentence

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Pompous meaning

Affectedly grand, solemn or self-important.

Using Pompous

  • The main meaning on this page is: Affectedly grand, solemn or self-important.
  • Useful related words include: grandiloquent, overblown, pontifical, portentous.
  • In the example corpus, pompous often appears in combinations such as: pompous and, the pompous, and pompous.

Context around Pompous

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 2 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Pompous

  • In this selection, "pompous" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, arrogant, hierarchical, bit, academics, frasier and idiot stand out and add context to how "pompous" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a bit pompous and a propagandist pompous proclaimation of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pompous" sits close to words such as abnormality, absenteeism and absorbent, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pompous

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

He raises no points and appears quite pompous! (8 words)

Ah, pompous thespians, how we’ve missed you! (8 words)

John Bercow: ‘I may be pompous and an irritant. (9 words)

And with Sally Hawkins playing Langley as a woman undeterred by pompous academics and condescending naysayers, “The Lost King” makes for a charmingly droll tale of long-ago and not-so-long-ago reappraisal. (34 words)

Recording the show in the Vermillion Minotaur tavern, Arnie’s joined by co-hosts Chunt (Adal Rifai), a chill, shape-shifting badger, and Usidore (Matt Young), a pompous wizard on a very important quest. (34 words)

You can’t make a scene at your sister’s wedding and break a relative’s nose with one punch (no matter how pompous he is) and not suffer the consequences. (31 words)

He raises no points and appears quite pompous! (8 words)

Ah, pompous thespians, how we’ve missed you! (8 words)

Example sentences (20)

And with Sally Hawkins playing Langley as a woman undeterred by pompous academics and condescending naysayers, “The Lost King” makes for a charmingly droll tale of long-ago and not-so-long-ago reappraisal.

Focusing on the bartenders and patrons of a Boston sports bar, was filled with great characters from the charmingly dim Woody to the fiery Carla to the pompous Frasier.

Gotta love how that arrogant, pompous idiot Les Snead, suddenly covets a draft pick.

He raises no points and appears quite pompous!

However, Sam is tasked with managing the pompous physician who never recognized her exceptional talent when her former boss demands to resume his job months later.

Nevertheless, I think if I were in Dame Carolyn's position I would be telling those pompous MPs where to stick their 'summons'.

You can’t make a scene at your sister’s wedding and break a relative’s nose with one punch (no matter how pompous he is) and not suffer the consequences.

Higgins, a language professor played by Devin Cameron, is “pompous, brilliant, and clever and is very accomplished,” Larsen says.

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However, she said Holyrood is not "stuffy", adding: "I'm told that at Westminster it's very sort of hierarchical, pompous, and you have your place in the hierarchy.

The pompous Erdtree is burned to a stump, and Melina departs after seeing the Tarnished commit a sin so grave.

This was followed by yet another pompous announcement of a new counteroffensive that’s supposed to “turn the tide” and drive out the “evil Russians”.

Ah, pompous thespians, how we’ve missed you!

I read Alain de Botton who is my go-to philosopher but he’s pompous and wordy and his words don’t stick.

John Bercow: ‘I may be pompous and an irritant.

Nothing happened beyond finger-pointing and pompous condemnation by Parliament committees.

Recording the show in the Vermillion Minotaur tavern, Arnie’s joined by co-hosts Chunt (Adal Rifai), a chill, shape-shifting badger, and Usidore (Matt Young), a pompous wizard on a very important quest.

The 80's have garnered a reputation as being a decade that was a bit pompous.

The only thing I would change about high school football is the sometimes pompous and entitled position that some schools and coaches take about the importance of the sport.

This was followed by a propagandist, pompous proclaimation of its commitment to generously ‘help’ other nations deal with the ‘global crisis’.

You will be worst that Yaya Jammeh and all his enablers combined because you still very arrogant and pompous.

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Common combinations with pompous

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pompous" in a sentence?
An example: "And with Sally Hawkins playing Langley as a woman undeterred by pompous academics and condescending naysayers, “The Lost King” makes for a charmingly droll tale of long-ago and not-so-long-ago reappraisal." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "pompous" from authentic English texts.
What does "pompous" mean?
Pompous means: Affectedly grand, solemn or self-important.
What are synonyms of "pompous"?
Common synonyms of "pompous" include: grandiloquent, overblown, pontifical, portentous, pretentious, ceremonious, activity, elegance.
How many example sentences with "pompous" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "pompous", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.