as in deception
the pretending of having virtues, principles, or beliefs that one in fact does not have
the hypocrisy of people who claim to care about the environment but ride around in gas-guzzlers
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Recent Examples of hypocrisy
The hypocrisy of Biden’s policies came into sharpest relief in Ukraine and Gaza.
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Sarah Yager, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
Some, their principles unbreakable, have to live their philosophy, not just to get to the core of it but to evade the accusation of hypocrisy.
—Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 11 Jan. 2025
The move led to criticism and accusations of hypocrisy by some viewers.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
This put a bright spotlight on the hypocrisy and hubris that have often characterized the aspects of American foreign policy that exist outside the rules, which fuel the narratives of autocrats and populists alike.
—Ben Rhodes, Foreign Affairs, 13 Dec. 2024
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Sarah Yager, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
Some, their principles unbreakable, have to live their philosophy, not just to get to the core of it but to evade the accusation of hypocrisy.
—Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 11 Jan. 2025
The move led to criticism and accusations of hypocrisy by some viewers.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
This put a bright spotlight on the hypocrisy and hubris that have often characterized the aspects of American foreign policy that exist outside the rules, which fuel the narratives of autocrats and populists alike.
—Ben Rhodes, Foreign Affairs, 13 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for hypocrisy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypocrisy
Noun
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Watch on Deadline In the wake of his father’s disappearance at sea, Kojo, a young Ghanaian is drawn into a world of street gang and deception.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
14 Jan. 2025
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Directed by Su Biao, the comedy about a woman entangled in financial deception has remained a steady performer since its release on Dec. 31.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2025
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Everything about Sebastien had been a deceit, a masquerade.—
Sheila Heti,
The New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2025
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Without this ability, the digital landscape will remain increasingly vulnerable to manipulation and deceit.—
Steven Smith,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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In the 2010s, baking sourdough bread at home went from quirky, hippie affectation to a serious hobby.—
Meghan McCarron,
New York Times,
24 Dec. 2024
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That was just a bizarre affectation, a strange impression of a dancing horse that offered basically nothing constructive, and ultimately made his eventual miss look five times as stupid.—
Nick Miller,
The Athletic,
9 July 2024
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