Sentence examples for as a snob from inspiring English sources

The phrase "as a snob" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who behaves in a condescending or elitist manner, often in relation to social status or taste.
Example: "She often speaks about her favorite wines as a snob, looking down on those who prefer more affordable options."
Alternatives: "in a pretentious manner" or "like an elitist."

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One friend remembers her as a snob.

You can no longer come across as a snob".

She was not going to define herself as a snob.

At her old public school, she's now resented as a snob.

I for one prefer not to think of myself as a snob in any way.

This does not place anyone in a position to behave as a snob or with condescension.

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All just fine, except Andrea also has an unbecoming superiority complex and is just as much a snob as the snobs she is thrown in with.

I'm not perhaps as much a snob as Alec Guinness, and I have perhaps more catholic tastes in entertainment than he had.

She is repulsed by the disdainful manner with which the holiday camp's bosses treat the (Catholic) working-class entertainment staff, and horrified when she realises her father is just as big a snob.

I'd never go to see them in public, as I am a snob.

But they've changed (they describe one another as a hick, a snob and a goon), and only a nightclub brawl on live television will bring them together.

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