Hump glanced at him with a lofty air.

You don't need to put on such lofty airs on my account.

She has a nun's lofty air of sacrifice.

He has a priest's lofty air of sacrifice.

In that thin and lofty air sounds carried far.

At least it was not hard to assume a lofty air with dwarfs.

Yes madame," said Fouquet, with a lofty air that did not escape the king.

Similarly illeism is used with an air of grandeur, to give the speaker lofty airs.

He left wondering how people of such lofty airs could have such bad taste.

He sent for me," added the old man with a lofty air.