sermonizing

Example Sentences

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It’s gripping and informative without sermonizing — everything a great documentary should be.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2025

As a character, Miss Liza Jane combines the hauteur of opera diva Jessye Norman and the sermonizing wisdom of Maya Angelou.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2023

At times, Christian movies can feel formulaic and forced, sometimes preferring sermonizing to storytelling.

From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2023

“Leaf skillfully engages with larger social issues while steering clear of the kind of sermonizing that too often seeps into similarly themed dramas,” she added.

From New York Times • May 24, 2023

Nothing can be farther from the allegorical erudition, the political diatribes and the sermonizing moralities of the authors of Renart le Contre-fait than the sly na�vet� of the writers of the earlier branches.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various