moralize
Example Sentences
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If Brasher sometimes tends to moralize when he writes about birds, it isn’t Aesopian.
From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2023
I wouldn’t moralize and say that’s bad — I think people create arrangements that work for them.
From The Verge • May 23, 2022
Review: Plenty of novels moralize about books saving your life.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2022
Right, you try to not moralize, just saying, "Hey, here's what you're dealing with. The choice is up to you."
From Salon • Aug. 3, 2021
I came here to moralize, not to hear things that make me skip to think of.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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