peccadillo

Example Sentences

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"Scotland has one peccadillo and that is Cardinal O'Brien," he says.

From BBC • May 7, 2025

A minor peccadillo alongside the enormities rightly laid at the door of your man.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2022

A love of disinformation is the peccadillo that springs from bigotry, not the other way around.

From Salon • Jul. 13, 2022

This is not a whimsical peccadillo to be written off against the backdrop of an otherwise progressive outlook.

From Slate • Nov. 8, 2018

Morally, the forgery of a signature, especially if it be to bring about a diminution of cash in a well-filled pocket, is a mere peccadillo compared with the malversation of a young girl's life.

From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend