self-righteous
Example Sentences
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A light touch works better than self-righteous hectoring.
In the series finale, Luz and her fellow weirdos overcome the odds to triumph over a powerful, manipulative man whose fear and self-righteous ambition have fueled his mission to annihilate everything he refuses to understand.
From Los Angeles Times
Such a faith is strong, self-righteous, muscular, unquestioning, crass,— and simplistic.
From Seattle Times
“Out of touch, paranoid and self-righteous,” said another.
From New York Times
John Podhoretz of Commentary magazine sympathizes with the Israeli right’s critique of the judiciary and calls the protests “self-righteous.”
From New York Times
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