Philistine
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Artistic and intellectual greatness, when democratic taste turns philistine or liberal intellectuals become apparatchiks.
From New York Times
It would be nice to say that these allegations are the harmless nattering of brain-dead philistines.
From Salon
Historian Philip Matyszak asks: were the Philistines philistines and the Vandals vandals?
From Nature
He is perennially exasperated by a political establishment he considers reactionary and philistine.
From The Guardian
Literature, cinema and theater are seen as beacons of enlightenment in a philistine world.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
