vanity

Example Sentences

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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

Hockney claimed the move was being carried out for "the vanity of a museum which wants to boast of the number of visitors".

From BBC • Jan. 14, 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

She had a special way of angling the mirror on the medicine cabinet door toward the mirror over the vanity so she could check herself from all angles.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English