self-righteous
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There were some obnoxious, self righteous people there — after all, every protest has them.
From Salon • Jun. 12, 2025
Magistrate Amy Chan said she had been "self righteous" in "completely disregarding the law to think that the freedom of assembly was more important than public health".
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2022
I’m not so self righteous that I’ll reject the presence of a man who has not been convicted, much less charged of any crime.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2022
Artists know the risks they take and would never want to punish one of their own for the self righteous pleasure of the states sense of justice.
From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2018
Besides, I feel as Teresa does that it is stupid and self righteous of us to continue to refuse to have anything to do with the Boy Scouts simply because they once offended us.
From The Girl Scouts in Beechwood Forest by Vandercook, Margaret
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