moralistic
Example Sentences
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He wrote about her in his postcards home, displeasing his moralistic parents.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Meaning ostentatious or sumptuous still life, pronkstilleven art became all the rage in the Dutch Republic, both as a social documentation of wealth and a kind of moralistic satire.
From Salon • Mar. 10, 2024
They have gone instead for chilly, moralistic and cautionary.
From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2024
In my books, I really try not to be moralistic or didactic.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2023
Re-reading these brief moralistic appraisals usually left me disheartened.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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