sanctimoniousness
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Here, Sorkin funnels his penchant for self-important sanctimoniousness through the journalism thriller’s always-intriguing lens.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
The corporate culture that it reflects and embodies is, above all, sanctimoniousness, nostalgic, and priggish.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 19, 2019
The notes, he wrote, quoting from them, make it clear that Lead Belly “ ‘early decided that he preferred frankness, flesh and the devil to sanctimoniousness without a guitar.’ ”
From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2015
She seems restricted by the sanctimoniousness of the role.
From Time ● Nov. 29, 2
A pallid complexion and black-grey hair, brushed straightly down where he was not bald, produced an impression of sanctimoniousness which was increased by a fawning manner of speech.
From The Nebuly Coat by John Meade Falkner
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