Hypocritical

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"Hypocritical" in a Sentence (12 examples)

Man is the only animal that learns by being hypocritical. He pretends to be polite and then, eventually, he becomes polite.

Tom certainly is hypocritical.

I have never known someone as hypocritical as you.

Tom is hypocritical.

My mom is so hypocritical.

I think Tom is hypocritical.

I didn't want to appear hypocritical.

I didn't want people to think I was hypocritical.

I hate hypocritical communities.

You're all hypocritical.

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The British Empire was in a somewhat-hypocritical position when it came to slavery. Due to the fact that most other nations were at war with the Empire and the Royal Navy controlled the seas, most slavers were flying British flags. However, slavery in England had been banned hundreds of years before, in 1102, with periodic court cases reaffirming this through the centuries.

[Stephen] Miller’s uncle, a neuroscientist, has been welcomed onto the public stage for his denunciations of his nephew’s immigration policies, which the elder Miller has characterized as hypocritical: the Millers’ not-so-distant Jewish ancestors were, of course, immigrants themselves.

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