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Six example sentences with haughty, each labelled with its topic.
The gallery owner gave the young painter a haughty glance and suggested she try the market stalls instead.
Art
After the blowout their captain shook hands with a haughty flick of the wrist, refusing to look at any opponent.
Basketball
The visiting duke was so haughty that he refused to dine with merchants, however wealthy their families had become.
History
The haughty heiress in the novel refuses to learn the servants' names, and the reader waits for her comeuppance.
Literature
The haughty new director dismissed the warehouse staff's ideas until the delivery numbers forced him to listen.
Business
The haughty chef sent back the farmer's tomatoes without tasting them, so the farmer sold them to the rival bistro.
Cooking
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