vanity
Example Sentences
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"All the money the council has wasted over the last seven years and the £300,000 they are now committing to spending is part of a vanity project," O'Donovan said.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 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
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
Like the grit in the oyster, there’s a solid core of truth inside the vanity of wild price swings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026
She runs her hands over the furniture, then leans on the vanity, staring in the mirror.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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