sanctimonious

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But Lucy Theo, a psychotherapist, counsellor and mother is urging parents to resist the "sanctimonious" idea that screens are inherently harmful.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

His “step aside” was in part sparked by a 2016 Thanksgiving altercation with his daughter’s dangerously sanctimonious husband, Shane.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2025

Straughan’s writing deftly considers the moral crises we’re steeped in today without feeling preachy, which is a considerable achievement given that a film about faith is the perfect excuse to be sanctimonious.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2025

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

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman