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
Many of these high-profile attempts to foster serious conversation through art drowned it in vanity.
From Salon • Feb. 12, 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
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
“Indeed I had. What will you think of my vanity? I believed you to be wishing, expecting my addresses.”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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