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Snobbery in a sentence

Snobbery meaning

The property or trait of being a snob.

Synonyms of Snobbery

snobbism snobbishness arrogance haughtiness hauteur high-handedness lordliness

Using Snobbery

  • The main meaning on this page is: The property or trait of being a snob.
  • Useful related words include: snobbism, snobbishness, arrogance, haughtiness.
  • In the example corpus, snobbery often appears in combinations such as: snobbery and, of snobbery, the snobbery.

Context around Snobbery

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 14 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Snobbery

  • In this selection, "snobbery" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, class, aside, medical, infecting, gaining and towards stand out and add context to how "snobbery" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include all from snobbery and social and alleged classless snobbery comes several. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "snobbery" sits close to words such as aare, aarti and abl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with snobbery

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

Is it, dare I say, snobbery? (6 words)

All your punctuation snobbery is misplaced. (6 words)

Unusually, there is no great snobbery in pies. (8 words)

Airing on the UK’s Channel 5, the program delves into how the German supermarket has succeeded after overcoming old-fashioned snobbery and fighting for the attention of shoppers with its claims of high quality and low price own-brand products. (41 words)

I worked for a freelance agency in the Midlands, covering for virtually all the national titles, and there was no room for journalistic snobbery for a young reporter with a provisional driving licence and 40-words-per-minute shorthand. (39 words)

The 2020 candidate's alleged classless snobbery comes several days after the senator actually showed some real class when he publicly chastised a crowd of his supporters for applauding the death of billionaire David Koch. (35 words)

Is it, dare I say, snobbery? (6 words)

Example sentences (20)

Judi did try to get past the snobbery infecting many of the more privileged environmentalists who’ve never lived with the wolf at the door.

Carol Vorderman has said the TV industry is full of “snobbery” and no longer reflects British society, as she accused it of not reaching working class viewers.

Dax’s affair with Lorraine seems like an older man’s indulgence, the class snobbery and sexism given cover because it is set 60 years ago.

He shunted aside snobbery, gaining success through daytime TV and his “Sweatin’ to the Oldies” series of home videos and DVDs.

This isn’t medical snobbery, it’s just a fact.

Emily Thornberry has been dogged by claims of snobbery towards working-class voters for years.

Is it, dare I say, snobbery?

Too often, however, that cleverness cedes to snobbery: “They didn’t get that one at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley”, he winked to his metropolitan audience at the West End Garrick.

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Airing on the UK’s Channel 5, the program delves into how the German supermarket has succeeded after overcoming old-fashioned snobbery and fighting for the attention of shoppers with its claims of high quality and low price own-brand products.

And for bonus anti-snobbery points, I beg you, stop bragging about where you vacation.

I assumed there would be some kind of snobbery, but I imagined the challenge of getting him there wouldn’t be unreasonably great.

Shelley is personifying all of us as viewers: enduring the trials that face us all; from snobbery and social status to divorce and romance, dog walking and job hunting.

The 2020 candidate's alleged classless snobbery comes several days after the senator actually showed some real class when he publicly chastised a crowd of his supporters for applauding the death of billionaire David Koch.

The contrived dandy appearance led one art reviewer of the day to mock the “snobbery of Parisian pseudo-boulevardiers, who get their laundry done in London”.

All your punctuation snobbery is misplaced.

I worked for a freelance agency in the Midlands, covering for virtually all the national titles, and there was no room for journalistic snobbery for a young reporter with a provisional driving licence and 40-words-per-minute shorthand.

The revelation that eight expensive private schools together scored as many Oxbridge places as 2,894 state schools will delight Left-wing fanatics, who will pretend it’s the result of Oxbridge snobbery.

Unusually, there is no great snobbery in pies.

He has criticised the honours system for "perpetuating snobbery".

His satires of British aristocratic snobbery—he calls one character the "Noble Refrigerator"—are often popular.

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Common combinations with snobbery

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "snobbery" in a sentence?
An example: "Judi did try to get past the snobbery infecting many of the more privileged environmentalists who’ve never lived with the wolf at the door." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "snobbery" from authentic English texts.
What does "snobbery" mean?
Snobbery means: The property or trait of being a snob.
What are synonyms of "snobbery"?
Common synonyms of "snobbery" include: snobbism, snobbishness, arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, lordliness.
How many example sentences with "snobbery" are there?
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