vanity

Example Sentences

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But he banned his mug from appearing on Morgan’s pints, worried it would suggest the bar in the $3 billion headquarters he helped build was some kind of vanity project.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

It was the lead-off single to “Parade,” the full soundtrack album to Prince’s 1986 vanity lap “Under the Cherry Moon,” in which he directed and starred, and premiered months after “Kiss” became a hit.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

Esperanza makes an altar on the vanity and prepares the space for chanting, a prayer meeting but more unapologetic, ritualistic and communal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

The primary bathroom boasts a chic double vanity, a glass-enclosed shower, and a large soaking tub in front of a large window.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026

Not out of vanity, for she had little of that, but because she wanted to test an idea she had.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman