pharisee
Example Sentences
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In the scene with Lady Milford she appears as a pert little pharisee, caustic, sententious and philosophical beyond her years; so that one wonders why a girl that knows so much should not know more.
From The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller by Calvin Thomas
More than any other fetish it has ruined our sense of political values by glorifying the pharisee with his vain cruelty to individuals and his unfounded approval of himself.
From A Preface to Politics by Walter Lippmann
I am distinctly aware, moreover, that the old quarrel of sinner and pharisee has something to do with the matter.
From Essays in Radical Empiricism by William James
This is genuine confidence in the Supreme Ruler, though, to be sure, it has little or no charms for the obstinate stoic, or the conceited pharisee.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 14 by Robert Kerr
“What is a pharisee and a publican?” asked Caleb.
From Caleb in the Country by Jacob Abbott
