hypocritical
Example Sentences
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His stance is decried as hypocritical, coming from a company that is itself pushing out cutting-edge technology.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
One wonderfully executed sequence, in which Jonathan’s aunt calmly utters uncomfortable truths to the hypocritical and insensitive diners around her, is shocking and hilarious.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
But it was extremely hypocritical of the U.S. to condemn the Barbary states for enslaving a few hundred Americans given, you know, the extensive enslavement of hundreds of thousands of Africans on American soil.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
But she denied that it was hypocritical that she did not want one to test a new Labour leader.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
“I do not believe Mrs. Long will do any such thing. She has two nieces of her own. She is a selfish, hypocritical woman, and I have no opinion of her.”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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