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On this page you'll find 4 example sentences with Sanctimony. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as hypocrisy and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.

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Sanctimony in a sentence

Sanctimony meaning

  1. A hypocritical form of excessive piety, considered to be an affectation merely for public show.
  2. A state of holiness.

Synonyms of Sanctimony

sanctimoniousness hypocrisy

Related words

Other words often associated with Sanctimony or its synonyms:

insincerity pretence hollowness dissembling pretense falseness feigning

Using Sanctimony

  • The main meaning on this page is: A hypocritical form of excessive piety, considered to be an affectation merely for public show. | A state of holiness.
  • Useful related words include: sanctimoniousness, hypocrisy.

Context around Sanctimony

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

prissy 1× shameless 1×

Sentence patterns with Sanctimony

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

for shameless sanctimony 1× s prissy sanctimony 1× sprinkle of sanctimony 1× wrapped in sanctimony or one 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

are buddha bowls 1× it s enough 1× just watch a 1× when she takes 1×

Common sentence endings:

for shameless sanctimony 1× s prissy sanctimony 1× sprinkle of sanctimony 1× wrapped in cynicism 1×

Words around Sanctimony

Just before it in the word index:

sanctimonious 20 sanctifying 12 sanctify 15 sanctifies 2 sanctified 26 sanctification 23

Just after it in the word index:

sanction 394 sanctionable 2 sanctioned 631 sanctioning 86 sanctions 2.860 sanctis 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Sanctimony

  • In this selection, "sanctimony" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, prissy and shameless stand out and add context to how "sanctimony" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include for shameless sanctimony and s prissy sanctimony. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sanctimony" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sanctimony

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Are Buddha bowls served up with "a sprinkle of sanctimony"? (10 words)

Just watch a selection of them in Carlson’s segment below, if you have a strong stomach and high tolerance for shameless sanctimony. (23 words)

It’s enough to force us to decide which sort of foreign policy is worse: one wrapped in sanctimony or one wrapped in cynicism. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

When she takes the stand in court, she taunts the judge and barristers as if she were playing Liza Doolittle in a community-theater production of her earthiness achieves the same level of dullness as Edith’s prissy sanctimony. (39 words)

It’s enough to force us to decide which sort of foreign policy is worse: one wrapped in sanctimony or one wrapped in cynicism. (24 words)

Just watch a selection of them in Carlson’s segment below, if you have a strong stomach and high tolerance for shameless sanctimony. (23 words)

Question examples

Are Buddha bowls served up with "a sprinkle of sanctimony"? (10 words)

Example sentences (4)

When she takes the stand in court, she taunts the judge and barristers as if she were playing Liza Doolittle in a community-theater production of her earthiness achieves the same level of dullness as Edith’s prissy sanctimony.

Just watch a selection of them in Carlson’s segment below, if you have a strong stomach and high tolerance for shameless sanctimony.

Are Buddha bowls served up with "a sprinkle of sanctimony"?

It’s enough to force us to decide which sort of foreign policy is worse: one wrapped in sanctimony or one wrapped in cynicism.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sanctimony" in a sentence?
An example: "When she takes the stand in court, she taunts the judge and barristers as if she were playing Liza Doolittle in a community-theater production of her earthiness achieves the same level of dullness as Edith’s prissy sanctimony." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "sanctimony" from authentic English texts.
What does "sanctimony" mean?
Sanctimony means: A hypocritical form of excessive piety, considered to be an affectation merely for public show.
What are synonyms of "sanctimony"?
Common synonyms of "sanctimony" include: sanctimoniousness, hypocrisy.
How many example sentences with "sanctimony" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "sanctimony", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.