hypocritical
Example Sentences
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Most of these voters didn’t want to say that they like it when politicians are hypocritical.
From Salon • Mar. 4, 2026
"Looks like a nerve was well and truly hit," said one person, while another called his post "hypocritical".
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
Why you should let it fade: While the film’s premise is novel and the franchise is known for its big swings, the very existence of “Toy Story 5” feels too hypocritical.
From Salon • Jan. 4, 2026
The Dodgers’ marketing strategy aimed at blue-collar fans of the boys in blue isn’t hypocritical.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025
How small-minded and hypocritical mortal man was, for even as they despised the enders of life, they loved nature—which, in those days, took every human life ever conceived.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
Vocabulary lists containing hypocritical
"The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe
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"The Tell-Tale Heart," Vocabulary from the short story
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