peccadilloes
Example Sentences
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The specter of a big electoral defeat makes Labour politicians more sensitive to Mr. Starmer’s peccadilloes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
It’s not unusual for rumors about financial, sexual or other peccadilloes to attend a campaign.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
He obviously wants the world to remember and think of him as strong and resolute, and basically a good guy despite his personal peccadilloes.
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2024
That moment may have crystallized the loss of public support for Mr. Johnson, an ethically flexible journalist-turned-politician whose peccadilloes were forgiven more often than not by a public he proved adept at charming.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2022
So when he appraised Sister Loretta Marie it was with eyes that had spent a lifetime studying the habits and peccadilloes of nuns.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
