Philistine
Example Sentences
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It’s a uniquely philistine movement, but its political consequences are its most troubling aspect.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2023
I, on the other hand, remain a philistine and a hayseed.
From Washington Post • Dec. 15, 2022
And the customers at the other end: philistine Britons, mainly, who drank the stuff with sugar and milk and let it stew in the pot for hours.
From New York Times • Oct. 8, 2019
It ill behoves either him or Bruckner to try to frame this as evidence of a vindictive philistine world.
From The Guardian • Sep. 1, 2019
The Jerry philistine proceeded to wad everything I could remember of “Tam o’Shanter” into balls of wastepaper.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
