peccadilloes
- plural of peccadillo.
Example Sentences
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The specter of a big electoral defeat makes Labour politicians more sensitive to Mr. Starmer’s peccadilloes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 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
“Those are personal peccadilloes that you may have,” Scorsese incorrectly guesses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2023
But as the capital merry-go-round spun its peccadilloes, scandals and ballyhooed promises, his jaunty baritone restored order with bipartisan japes and irreverent songs to deflate the preening ego and the Big Idea.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
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
