sanctimony
Example Sentences
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Of course, devotion to principle and decorum sometimes hovers close to sanctimony, but there is a human side to Mr. Alexander as well, and even humor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Set in the buttoned-up town of Fallwell, Massachusetts, it’s a fizzy send-up of small-town sanctimony and monster-movie melodrama.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2025
It’s hard to come to terms with the fatuous sanctimony of Romney’s argument.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2023
This comes after the couple were warned to avoid "phoney sanctimony" over slavery by the Antigua and Barbuda Reparations Support Commission.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2022
She wrote about the tendency of Nigerian women to give advice, sincere advice dense with sanctimony.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
