hypocrite
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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, 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
Being a huge phony doesn't necessarily make you a bad person or a hypocrite; it means you’re just playing the game with hopes of making it to the next level.
From Salon ● Jan. 20, 2025
If I wasn’t going to be a hypocrite, I would have to learn to ask hard questions, I figured, and this was as good a time as any.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
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
Many of those who claim to hate education are blatant hypocrites.
From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2024
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
“No, course not. They ain’t no hypocrites at a youngun’s funeral.”
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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