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hypocrite

[hip-uh-krit] / ˈhɪp ə krɪt /


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That set off a firestorm of comments about whether or not Grantham was a hypocrite.

From MarketWatch Jun. 29, 2026

I’m the hypocrite who’s stayed up for Jake Paul’s boxing matches.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 26, 2026

Before being sentenced, Hadi Matar stood and made a statement about freedom of speech in which he called Rushdie a hypocrite.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 4, 2025

Before being sentenced, Matar stood and made a statement about freedom of speech in which he called Rushdie a hypocrite, according to the Associated Press.

From BBC May 16, 2025

“Yes, mortal,” I say, like the hypocrite I am.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

And studies show that the people we most like to label as hypocrites are our enemies—surprise!—and others who we think aren’t like us.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 5, 2025

“My hope is that I’m getting to bring one of the greatest hypocrites to life in a way that will both make people laugh and also make them recognize that archetype.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2025

I worry that it is turning us into hypocrites who, when it comes to the privacy of our conversations, have higher expectations for how others should treat us than for how we treat others.

From Slate Aug. 16, 2023

Rosenblum snaps back to the beginning of the summer, where she lays out her rogues’ gallery of gossips, hypocrites, cheaters.

From New York Times Jun. 16, 2023

A few hypocrites devised such evasive games as “playing house” or “doctor.”

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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