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
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
The release of the files was going to expose the actions of their political opponents and place the president atop a moral high horse.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
Esparza So in the aftermath, Biles was humble, while Gaines was gracious (from a rather high horse).
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 12 June 2025
And, by the way, Tim Walz gets on his high horse about mind your own damn business.
—ABC News, 11 Aug. 2024
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The release of the files was going to expose the actions of their political opponents and place the president atop a moral high horse.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
Esparza So in the aftermath, Biles was humble, while Gaines was gracious (from a rather high horse).
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 12 June 2025
And, by the way, Tim Walz gets on his high horse about mind your own damn business.
—ABC News, 11 Aug. 2024
See All Example Sentences for high horse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high horse
Noun
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Deficient Humility manifests as arrogance, which can fracture teams and alienate fans.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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His mixture of insecurity and arrogance was eye-catching.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
11 June 2026
Noun
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In a crew filled with people convinced of the superiority of their own methods, Cooper just wants to look at peacocks, call his grandma, and engage in some PG-13 flirting with fellow innocent oddball Kat.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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The United States, which can gobble up Olympic medals and force-feed its brand of football to a happy audience across the pond, has had to cede superiority to the rest of the world, unable to even get its own term for the game to catch on.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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“High horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20horse. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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