sanctimoniousness
Example Sentences
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In all of her work, she attempts to skewer sanctimoniousness on both the right and the left.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 8, 2019
B his heated response comes across with more than a whiff of sanctimoniousness, as if enjoying “that area” is simply beyond his comprehension.
From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2016
The notes, he wrote, quoting from them, make it clear that Lead Belly “ ‘early decided that he preferred frankness, flesh and the devil to sanctimoniousness without a guitar.’ ”
From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2015
She seems restricted by the sanctimoniousness of the role.
From Time ● Nov. 29, 2
Reaching the suburbs of Khoi, I am initiated into a new departure - new to myself at this time - of Persian sanctimoniousness.
From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume 1 From San Francisco to Teheran by Thomas Stevens
