moralizing
Example Sentences
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Charge sheets grew into lengthy, moralizing denunciations that castigated officials for failing to stay committed to the party.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
But not Mr. Carney, who passes off conventional wisdom as bold truth-telling and mistakes empty moralizing for statesmanship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
Implicit in "wellness" rhetoric is the idea that poor health is strictly a result of personal choices, which are subjected to moralizing judgment.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2024
Gillian SteelFisher of the Harvard School of Public Health thinks the agency at times adopted a counterproductive, moralizing tone during the pandemic.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 26, 2024
“The greatest moralizing and socializing force of all time.”
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
