hypocrisy

Example Sentences

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“Matt and Trey have become fabulously wealthy by pointing out the hypocrisy of rich and powerful people,” said David Levy, communications director for Actors’ Equity.

From Los Angeles Times

We’re constantly reminded about the Founding Fathers’ hypocrisy on the matter of liberty, for example, but in a way that feeds curiosity about this American experiment of ours, not shame.

From Salon

There’s a lot of longhaired people that I got upset with over the years for their hypocrisy.

From Los Angeles Times

We barely took notice of this hypocrisy in the press, while the public at large cannot forget it.

From Salon

Clay tried to conceal his ownership of slaves, at least from Northern audiences, but was called out for hypocrisy by abolitionists.

From The Wall Street Journal