sanctimony

Example Sentences

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Set in the buttoned-up town of Fallwell, Massachusetts, it’s a fizzy send-up of small-town sanctimony and monster-movie melodrama.

From Salon • Oct. 27, 2025

It’s hard to come to terms with the fatuous sanctimony of Romney’s argument.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2023

The Economist’s “Schumpeter” columnist notes that sanctimony accompanies such “financial do-goodery.”

From Washington Post • Jun. 22, 2022

Burnham is gifted at mocking the performative liberal sanctimony of the moment as well as corporate attempts to exploit it, such as his very realistic YouTube ads that pop up below.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2022

She wrote about the tendency of Nigerian women to give advice, sincere advice dense with sanctimony.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie