sermonizing

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It’s gripping and informative without sermonizing — everything a great documentary should be.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2025

In other moments, though, modern lingo and mismatched performances make “Manhunt” feel uncomfortably like “Drunk History,” particularly when characters are either crying or sermonizing.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2024

At times, Christian movies can feel formulaic and forced, sometimes preferring sermonizing to storytelling.

From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2023

Are viewers craving more carnage and darkness or cable news sermonizing?

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2023

"I am so sorely tried with my many afflictions, that I cannot compose my mind for sermonizing."

From The Witch of Salem or Credulity Run Mad by Carter, F. A. (Freeland A.)