sanctimonious

Example Sentences

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“I m not sure why he was sanctimonious and agressive when detailing the harvey weinstein allegations,” Epstein wrote. “now watching the overlay , its amazing.”

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2026

And their sanctimonious approach to history becomes very tiresome very quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

"It would be so sanctimonious without any humour in it."

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2025

By that point, the original ethos of the site was gone—it was once a blogger’s blog, full of brilliant and sanctimonious sports and nonsports coverage alike.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2024

Let every last one of them glean themselves, and we can be done with their self-loathing, sanctimonious ways.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman