cardinal sin

Example Sentences

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Ashiness is a cardinal sin in the Black community.

From The Verge

“If you are a devout Catholic as President Biden claims to be, abortion is a cardinal sin that can do great spiritual harm to you,” Ms. McCain said Monday morning.

From Washington Times

Especially painful will have been the set-plays that both France and Ireland pulled to score off first-phase ball - a cardinal sin for the modern defence coach.

From BBC

"A lot of people will compare him to Steph Curry, I see him as being different. Lillard has really perfected the long 3-point shot off the dribble. It wasn’t that long ago where a pull up 3-point shot coming up the court was considered a cardinal sin in this league. He’s one of the guys who caused every team to work on this in skill development."

From Fox News

“A lot of people will compare him to Steph Curry, I see him as being different. Lillard has really perfected the long 3-point shot off the dribble. It wasn’t that long ago where a pull up 3-point shot coming up the court was considered a cardinal sin in this league. He’s one of the guys who caused every team to work on this in skill development.”

From Seattle Times