as in arrogance
an exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims
I won't deal with you until you get off your high horse and stop patronizing me
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Recent Examples of high horse
There are few things in this world more sanctimonious and hypocritical than left-wing sportswriters getting on their faux moral high horse.
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Ian Miller Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
To put it nicely, James is high horse moral blowhard on a lot of things, and one is being vegan.
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Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
20 May 2026
The Air sign likes to advise those in need, and will get up on their high horse and grandstand so their views can be heard.
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Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
Next week, Weapons finally faces a contender with a good shot at knocking it off its high horse.
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Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for high horse
Ian Miller Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
To put it nicely, James is high horse moral blowhard on a lot of things, and one is being vegan.
—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
20 May 2026
The Air sign likes to advise those in need, and will get up on their high horse and grandstand so their views can be heard.
—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
Next week, Weapons finally faces a contender with a good shot at knocking it off its high horse.
—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for high horse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high horse
Noun
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Needless to say there was no second date, and, eventually though painfully, my own arrogance had some of its rough edges worn down.
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In Episode 3, Harris discussed the early arrogance of the founding fathers who made proposals for America's independence and questioned who was entitled to freedom.
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These early precedents in fictional brutality also weaken Thomson’s next point, about literature’s superiority.
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Part of the reason for this is the Dodgers have entered a boring-great stage of hegemony, in which their superiority over the rest of the league is so pronounced that there is little to discuss on a day-to-day basis.
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“High horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20horse. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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