Philistine

Example Sentences

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It’s a uniquely philistine movement, but its political consequences are its most troubling aspect.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2023

After my own dalliance with carving cucumber slices to resemble Pac-Man, I knew exactly what my little philistine would do with dinosaur-shaped salmon cakes and Teenage Mutant Ninja Tacos.

From Washington Post • Jan. 24, 2020

And the customers at the other end: philistine Britons, mainly, who drank the stuff with sugar and milk and let it stew in the pot for hours.

From New York Times • Oct. 8, 2019

It ill behoves either him or Bruckner to try to frame this as evidence of a vindictive philistine world.

From The Guardian • Sep. 1, 2019

At first glance classic style sounds naive and philistine, suited only to a world of concrete goings-on.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker