sanctimonious

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But Lucy Theo, a psychotherapist, counsellor and mother is urging parents to resist the "sanctimonious" idea that screens are inherently harmful.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025

And their sanctimonious approach to history becomes very tiresome very quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

Straughan’s writing deftly considers the moral crises we’re steeped in today without feeling preachy, which is a considerable achievement given that a film about faith is the perfect excuse to be sanctimonious.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2025

By that point, the original ethos of the site was gone—it was once a blogger’s blog, full of brilliant and sanctimonious sports and nonsports coverage alike.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2024

Nurse Cramer was there, though, and sizzled with sanctimonious anger like a damp firecracker.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller