"'Character' is almost too highfalutin a word sometimes," coach Gregg Popovich says. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Spurs are putting it all together] Reference
Jessica was what he called "highfalutin" enough to fit her evident station in life, so he made no comment. From Wordnik.com. [Marjorie at Seacote] Reference
"One minnit ridin 'in the buggy' longside er Mars Spite, en de nex 'highfalutin' 'roun' playin 'de queen er spades. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Prose and Poetry for Schools] Reference
It was -- he didn't have the highfalutin rhetoric. From Wordnik.com. [The Pros and Cons of Palin] Reference
This is what -- not to get too highfalutin about it. From Wordnik.com. [Secs Reich And Riley Briefing In Galesburg Il] Reference
It's a little too highfalutin for me on a daily basis. From Wordnik.com. [Remarks By The President At Reception For Rep Hinojosa] Reference
We had some big highfalutin meeting with the new boss. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 24, 2004] Reference
She speaks in terms they understand, no highfalutin 'words. From Wordnik.com. [Reny Monk: Triumph Of The Shrill] Reference
Where is she getting the money for this highfalutin ` lawyer?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 27, 2007] Reference
Some archaeologists are skeptical about that highfalutin claim. From Wordnik.com. [Did Early Humans Think?] Reference
Got an invitation to visit to Manhattan with my highfalutin king. From Wordnik.com. [Put Your Shoes on Lucy] Reference
No "highfalutin language," promises Chrysler's Lee Iacocca in his foreword. From Wordnik.com. [Technical Foul, Red] Reference
But I was eager to see how the rather less highfalutin offerings stacked up. From Wordnik.com. [Campaign Advice for the Thirsty] Reference
Obama isn't about to surrender the highfalutin ground of "hope" and "change.". From Wordnik.com. [Details, Details] Reference
Rich Ford deconstructs the highfalutin language facing the discerning foodie. From Wordnik.com. [Randomly Selected Cuts] Reference
In the highfalutin blarney of the Gilded Age, this made her an "opera singer.". From Wordnik.com. [Maybe Mamie, Maybe Not] Reference
I don ` t travel in these highfalutin D.C. circles so maybe I just don ` t get it. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 2, 2009] Reference
And quit trying to cloak anti-democratic thuggery in clouds of highfalutin 'language. From Wordnik.com. [In New Letter, Clinton's Lawyers Demand ABC Yank Film] Reference
A Fox exec was proud his movie wasn't embraced by "highfalutin snooty snoot critics.". From Wordnik.com. [Erik Lundegaard: It's the Sequel, Stupid: What The Opening Weekend for Pirates 3 Says About Pirates 2] Reference
Too many wrong things, too many highfalutin 'notions, too much just plain old hogwash. From Wordnik.com. [My Shipmate—Columbus] Reference
It doesn't takes itself too seriously, it's not too salesy, and surely not highfalutin. From Wordnik.com. [Summer Rayne Oakes: Book writing in an Italian restaurant] Reference
When he hears the highfalutin phrase "" avant-garde, '' he asks, "" What's that mean? ''. From Wordnik.com. [The World According To Garth] Reference
When I'm there, I won't be looking for highfalutin rhetoric about democracy and destiny. From Wordnik.com. [Mike Signer: Counting in Kabul: A Virginia Monitor Heads to Afghanistan] Reference
He was in no mood for females, particularly not prickly Easterners with highfalutin ways. From Wordnik.com. [Gabriel's Lady]
And no natural man would fill his house full of critters, and them with highfalutin names. From Wordnik.com. [Judith of the Plains] Reference
KING: Senator Graham, those who call this highfalutin socialism, are they partially right?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 1, 2008] Reference
It was a highfalutin name for the section in the basement where they stored homemade wine. From Wordnik.com. [The Hollow]
That may be too highfalutin ', it may be more just, you, know, "hey, here's what I'm thinking.". From Wordnik.com. [Obama's Win ; How It Will Change the Leadership and Future of the Democratic Party; With Poll] Reference
I stuck to my colors -- that's a highfalutin way of putting it -- and I've got to pay the penalty. From Wordnik.com. [Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden] Reference
Because most Americans don't think this highfalutin stuff has anything whatsoever to do with them. From Wordnik.com. [Taylor Marsh: Can an 'Innovation Economy' Save the U.S.?] Reference
He's Herb Kelleher, a 70-year-old whose anecdotes all turn on whisky and cigarettes, not highfalutin New Economy theory. From Wordnik.com. [We All Work For Dot-Coms Now] Reference
Some viewers may have as much trouble with the words as the sights, not because they are "dirty" but because they are so highfalutin. From Wordnik.com. [A Handful Of Tangos In Paris] Reference
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