cardinal sin
Example Sentences
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Before Robby and Al-Hashimi engage in any real ideological tussles, though, she commits the cardinal sin of suggesting they change the trauma center’s nickname to something else.
From Salon • Jan. 8, 2026
"It was like a cardinal sin," Dawn Butler told the Commons during a debate on St Patrick's Day and Northern Irish affairs.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2025
But laughing at the Fuhrer is perhaps the cardinal sin when living under fascism—this is no joke.
From Slate • Feb. 16, 2025
If you’re an opinion journalist, a cardinal sin is to express a view you really don’t believe — or stoop to fabrication.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2023
It would have been a cardinal sin to cover up those luscious chestnut locks.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
