cardinal sin
Example Sentences
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Perhaps the cardinal sin in Garten’s Thanksgiving guidebook is waiting until the very last minute to prepare and serve your Thanksgiving meal.
From Salon • Nov. 18, 2025
And viewpoint-based discrimination is a cardinal sin under the First Amendment.
From Slate • Oct. 7, 2025
"It was like a cardinal sin," Dawn Butler told the Commons during a debate on St Patrick's Day and Northern Irish affairs.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2025
The residents’ cardinal sin is placing all the responsibility on a single man, eager to wash their hands of any guilt.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2023
It would have been a cardinal sin to cover up those luscious chestnut locks.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
