Example Sentences

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Partridge is as likely, according to Coogan, "to mock the xenophobic little England mentality of the Daily Mail" as he is "the smug, self-righteousness of the Guardian, at its worst."

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

Art that does that — in addition to entertaining us — can keep us from falling into reflexive, smug certainty and self-righteousness.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2023

Too many representatives of my Christian faith preach a hateful agenda based on self-righteousness, arrogance and judgment.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2023

That, in a bid to salvage his damaged reputation, De León would put his ego and his faux self-righteousness aside and resign.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2022

The sealed world in which he lives would be broken, and the fear, hatred, and self-righteousness on which his morale depends might evaporate.

From "1984" by George Orwell