Philistine

Example Sentences

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It’s a uniquely philistine movement, but its political consequences are its most troubling aspect.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2023

After my own dalliance with carving cucumber slices to resemble Pac-Man, I knew exactly what my little philistine would do with dinosaur-shaped salmon cakes and Teenage Mutant Ninja Tacos.

From Washington Post • Jan. 24, 2020

Let me reassure you, you are not a hopeless philistine if you find this all a bit foolish.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2019

This message is so blunt that even I, a Marxist and philistine, found its message a bit too clobbering.

From The Guardian • Oct. 11, 2019

The Jerry philistine proceeded to wad everything I could remember of “Tam o’Shanter” into balls of wastepaper.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein