Example sentences for: supercilious

How can you use “supercilious” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • TEXT FFF: This is different from "attitude"--that free-floating, supercilious cynicism that is much prized in the culture of cyberspace.

  • And it is very clear from the advertisement in the Times that the Turning Point Project--and the whole movement it represents--are on the supercilious side of that line.

  • With an insouciant and supercilious tone, he employed descriptors such as "trailer-trash," "redneck," "codger," "nut," "fringe," and the rest of that all-too-familiar list.

  • In the mid 14th century, it was sirly `like a sir,' or `lordly, haughty, imperious, arrogant, supercilious.

  • But there is a very fine line between such arguments for collective action and supercilious paternalism, especially when cultural matters are concerned; are we warning societies about unintended consequences or are we simply disagreeing with individual tastes?


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