Philistine
Example Sentences
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Not a colleague, note, far less a fellow toiler among the philistines.
Lately, Anderson has been on a tear of using his perfectionist aesthetic to defend the act of ambition itself — to honor artisans who create masterpieces in a world of philistines.
From Los Angeles Times
One result of auteurism is books like this, which cast directors as larger-than-life characters making extraordinary art despite all the philistines around them.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s a uniquely philistine movement, but its political consequences are its most troubling aspect.
From Los Angeles Times
I must add that, as you drive in Boston now, across the Longfellow Bridge to the Ted Williams Tunnel, it’s pretty obvious that high culture has its philistine competition.
From New York Times
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