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hypocrite

[hip-uh-krit] / ˈhɪp ə krɪt /


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"Sometimes I feel a bit of a hypocrite because I used to move clubs for extra money," he says.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

This is, in part, why I’m surprised at Gen Z’s dismissal of Holden Caulfield as a whiny white rich-kid hypocrite.

From Salon Jul. 25, 2026

That set off a firestorm of comments about whether or not Grantham was a hypocrite.

From MarketWatch Jun. 29, 2026

In a July 4, 2013, email to Nikolic, Epstein wrote: “Bill risks going from richest man to biggest hypocrite, melinda a laughing stock, pledges will disappear as a result.”

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 25, 2026

He was willing to risk seeming like a hypocrite.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

Like schoolyard kids forced to shake hands after a nasty fight, Americans could use a healthy respect for good form, even at the risk of being hypocrites.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 23, 2026

I worry that it is turning us into hypocrites who, when it comes to the privacy of our conversations, have higher expectations for how others should treat us than for how we treat others.

From Slate Aug. 16, 2023

Rosenblum snaps back to the beginning of the summer, where she lays out her rogues’ gallery of gossips, hypocrites, cheaters.

From New York Times Jun. 16, 2023

Rock's angle in "Selective Outrage" is to go after hypocrites with the full force of his words.

From Salon Mar. 7, 2023

A few hypocrites devised such evasive games as “playing house” or “doctor.”

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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