vanity

Example Sentences

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“I work in fashion, where vanity is very high,” said Auth, 33, a senior account manager for Wolford, a luxury lingerie and hosiery brand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

"Unfortunately, what we've seen in the recent past is a growing trend of people using it for vanity reasons," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Her performance in “Vladimir” completely eschewed vanity and instead fixates on what makes this woman go off the rails.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 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

Someone must have gone to a good deal of effort to empty all the guest rooms of their wardrobes and beds and vanity tables and to bolt bars across the window shutters.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein