sanctimonious in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sanctimonious in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

sanctimonious [Brit ˌsaŋ(k)tɪˈməʊnɪəs, Am ˌsæŋ(k)təˈmoʊniəs] ADJ pej

Translations for sanctimonious in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

sanctimonious in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sanctimonious in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

sanctimonious [ˌsæŋktɪˈməʊnɪəs, Am -ˈmoʊ-] ADJ pej

Translations for sanctimonious in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
She confronts him as another exploitative male who makes a sanctimonious speech at the book launch.
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In contrast, in 2004 he derided those he considers to be sanctimonious in their opposition to violence, when the earth is suffering from severe human overpopulation.
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This is a little too sanctimonious a fraud to meet my old-fashioned ideas.
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Unless you're keen on sanctimonious liberal guilt-tripping and dressing up it doesn't have much excitement (like jihad) to offer.
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He is presented as a sanctimonious exploiter of her memory, who ill-treated her during their association.
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He thinks he's a sanctimonious, self-righteous, phony establishment journalist.
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It's always dangerous when a comedian turns sanctimonious.
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It feels very sanctimonious -- similar to the way some people lecture you to eat healthy, exercise or breastfeed.
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Although religious, he is not sanctimonious.
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And at last she sees through his sanctimonious disguise.
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