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self-righteous

[self-rahy-chuhs, self-] / ˌsɛlfˈraɪ tʃəs, ˈsɛlf- /


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"She had no respect for the privacy of me as an 18 year old school shooting survivor or my staff. She was self righteous, insane, and completely out of control."

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2023

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

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

Everyone got so self righteous and publicly shaming.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2015

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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