poshness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for poshness
Noun
  • The second work gives her a chance to show off her flawless double stops, played with elegance.
    Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 11 July 2025
  • Historical Mystery Show: Step into a world of Victorian elegance and deadly secrets when DeBary Hall Historic Site partners with Gateway Center for the Arts to present a Historical Mystery Show.
    Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • The 2024 Spectre only got a two-day test drive in Long Beach, CA, earlier this week, but that was enough to experience a warm bath of utter swank, style and power of the electric supercar.
    Josh Max, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • To tap into their spot’s downtown ethos, the trio tapped industry titan Billy Cotton to design an interior swank enough to match the food at Bridges.
    Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Sienna Miller, being something of an architect of modern boho style, is presumably no different.
    Kerry McDermott, Vogue, 13 July 2025
  • The shop features brands such as Lucky Brand, Flying Monkey, and Vervet, catering to a variety of tastes and styles.
    Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • Preppy chic wasn’t much of a thing in that neighborhood, though.
    Hilton Als, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
  • In the 1990s, heroin chic surged in popularity as women flooded law schools, boardrooms, and newsrooms in record numbers — a visual counterpunch to female ambition.
    Anne Marie Chaker, Time, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • The Beach Boys were in decline by 1967 — in health and hipness alike.
    August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
  • Photos and videos from the period show famous revelers clearly giddy with their own hipness.
    USA Today, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Poshness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poshness. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!