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
Roman, a.k.a. the Grim Weeper, is in a weaker position than ever, having committed the cardinal sin of appearing vulnerable in front of the wrong people when he totally lost it at Logan’s funeral.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2023
The cardinal sin, the one thing you were never, ever to do, was lose your keys.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
