vainness
Example Sentences
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"Oh dear!" exclaimed Ariadne, feeling the vainness of her wish to fly from the god.
From Phineas Redux by Anthony Trollope
"If only we could have a cup of good hot coffee first, before we start," said Beth, and she smiled at the vainness of the thought.
From The Furnace of Gold by J. N. Marchand
What is a life in vainness spent, That will not bear the common test, When, laid to rest In earth's cold breast, We sleep at last, insentient?
From The Call of the Mountains and other Poems by James E. Pickering
O the vainness, and the frailties, and the foolishness of men!
From The Book of Mormon by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
He forbids it, Being free from vainness and self-glorious pride; Giving full trophy, signal, and ostent Quite from himself to God.
From King Henry V by William Shakespeare
