moralize

Example Sentences

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I wouldn’t moralize and say that’s bad — I think people create arrangements that work for them.

From The Verge • May 23, 2022

Right, you try to not moralize, just saying, "Hey, here's what you're dealing with. The choice is up to you."

From Salon • Aug. 3, 2021

Douthat does not moralize about this situation or place the blame solely on the sexual revolution.

From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2020

The anecdotes are interesting, but they feel like opportunities to moralize in a way that has nothing to do with the subject at hand.

From Washington Post • Dec. 20, 2018

I came here to moralize, not to hear things that make me skip to think of.”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott