Examples of sanctimonious

• We saw a lot of rather sanctimonious nonsense in the press about that at times.

• To people outside, some of us may appear to be sanctimonious.

• There may be some who are sanctimonious, but whether that can be described as mob rule is a different matter altogether.

• Why, then, is there all this high, sanctimonious self-righteousness from the other side?

• I myself see nothing in the practice to be worried about, and far less to be sanctimonious about.

• I have always been against independent pay review bodies, royal commissions and all other forms of sanctimonious wisdom.

• We have just heard a self-serving, self-seeking, sanctimonious and tawdry little speech.

• Before he adopts too sanctimonious a tone, he should recognise that fact.