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
But he banned his mug from appearing on Morgan’s pints, worried it would suggest the bar in the $3 billion headquarters he helped build was some kind of vanity project.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
Many of these high-profile attempts to foster serious conversation through art drowned it in vanity.
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026
The song ended and Lily flopped down on her little bench in front of her vanity and began to scrutinize her highlights.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
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