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More broadly the play is a tart vivisection of human pettiness and venality, as one by one the characters’ prejudices, peccadilloes and blinkered views are exposed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

It’s not unusual for rumors about financial, sexual or other peccadilloes to attend a campaign.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

He obviously wants the world to remember and think of him as strong and resolute, and basically a good guy despite his personal peccadilloes.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2024

“Every reporter wanted their own kind of scandal. And one of the consequences was a tendency to elevate peccadilloes to the status of scandals.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2022

So when he appraised Sister Loretta Marie it was with eyes that had spent a lifetime studying the habits and peccadilloes of nuns.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy