high-and-mighty
Example Sentences
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But many of the videos are released by police and feature people who have come under far more pressure than the high and mighty of Russia's pop scene.
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2024
And they sit on this committee, and they sit there so high and mighty.
From Salon • Dec. 13, 2023
"If a professor comes in and he’s all high and mighty and using words they don’t understand — that doesn’t help them relax and think," Mehler said.
From Fox News • Feb. 20, 2022
“If a professor comes in and he’s all high and mighty and using words they don’t understand — that doesn’t help them relax and think,” he said of students.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2022
Antinoos replied: “What high and mighty talk, Telemakhos! No holding you! If every suitor gave what I may give him, he could be kept for months—kept out of sight!”
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
