sanctimonious

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Recent Examples of sanctimonious Each is open-minded and empathetic, though neither is sanctimonious about those qualities. Judy Berman, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025 Unmatched in its warmth, its delightful disposition, its ability to inspire you—not with high fashion or sanctimonious pontificating or streets walled with money—but just by being its easy, sunny self. Allure Editors, Allure, 17 Jan. 2025 He was seen by some, then and later, as prickly and sanctimonious. Susan Page, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024 The league, however, does not consider alcohol a performance enhancer, and only the most sanctimonious of voters would hold those challenges against him. Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sanctimonious

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“Sanctimonious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanctimonious. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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