philistinism

Example Sentences

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Not that I think the movies are dying, any more than they have been dying for the past 90 years or so, as they were fatally menaced by sound, television, corporate greed and audience philistinism.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2022

Mulvaney began his tenure with an open display of cocksure philistinism, taking potshots at Warren at a conference of appreciative credit union executives.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2019

Her early dislike of Joni Mitchell is used as a segue into a discussion of philistinism and taste.

From The Guardian • Jan. 21, 2018

And Lin’s success has reinforced a popular but shopworn narrative about the lonely artist with a vision fighting and prevailing over philistinism.

From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2017

He began to wish he had not undertaken this expedition to Deadham; but gone straight from the normal, solidly engrained philistinism of dear old Canton Magna to join his ship.

From Deadham Hard by Malet, Lucas