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

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

“Those are personal peccadilloes that you may have,” Scorsese incorrectly guesses.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2023

Despite many reports of early peccadilloes on Philip’s part — hidden from public view with the help of cooperative newspaper barons — their bonds endured, a throwback to earlier decades of more durable relationships.

From New York Times • Sep. 8, 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