vanity

Example Sentences

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"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

Some critics dismissed the film as little more than a vanity project for the first lady, and an effort by Jeff Bezos’s Amazon.com Inc.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 1, 2026

Young Hamlet, the prince of Denmark, is burdened with self-reproach, while old King Lear suffers from narcissism, vanity and madness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

The beauty caisse is lifted to a vanity complete with three mirrors and a series of beauty-lantern hooks.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton