She was sanctimoniously criticizing everybody. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : They resented his sanctimonious comments on immorality in America. From Dictionary.com.
"Papa is a good man," she announced sanctimoniously. From Wordnik.com. [Soul] Reference
"Well, I certainly don't," said Percy sanctimoniously. From Wordnik.com. [Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]
Ergo, it was in his financial interests to act sanctimoniously. From Wordnik.com. [Tell your children, a paradigm of dope, part II] Reference
'That's why I had to kill him, Bruce,' said Sam sanctimoniously. From Wordnik.com. [Gridlock]
"Maybe you're another bad debtor," the man said sanctimoniously. From Wordnik.com. [A Funeral In Blue]
Keyes is so full of it, someday he will sanctimoniously combust. From Wordnik.com. [Jim David: GOP Debate Consensus: Kiss My Ass, Alan] Reference
"What a mercy 'tis, 'tis a boy," said one visitor sanctimoniously to. From Wordnik.com. [Hetty's Strange History] Reference
His father turned toward him with a sanctimoniously sober expression. From Wordnik.com. [The Otherworld]
"There's a process for all of this, " the woman replied sanctimoniously. From Wordnik.com. [1st to Die]
And yet you rather sanctimoniously claim you'll no longer take the micky. From Wordnik.com. [Lembit calls in the lawyers] Reference
How can you sanctimoniously criticize the Apple Daily when you use the same tactics?. From Wordnik.com. [KMT: Leadership, Charisma, Crisis] Reference
And yes, they'll reserve the right to be sanctimoniously deliberately blind about it all. From Wordnik.com. [And they call us the new kids on the block (Blog for Democracy)] Reference
Reality based thinking is not his forte, but he wags his finger sanctimoniously in any case. From Wordnik.com. [The U.S. is at a Critical Juncture] Reference
"We were sorry to hear about your trouble, miss," the sergeant added a shade sanctimoniously. From Wordnik.com. [Bottled Spider]
Right wing legislators who already hated his guts are sanctimoniously calling for his resignation. From Wordnik.com. [Printing: Spitzer Hires A Hooker, MSM Goes Ballistic] Reference
I just have to sanctimoniously call all of you “my friends” and make some awkward, bitter comment. From Wordnik.com. [McCain’s Oil Co. Donors - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
But what world are we living in when we sanctimoniously try to deny the most obvious political truths?. From Wordnik.com. [Blake Fleetwood: Obama's Problem, He Happens to Be Black] Reference
Then he'll sanctimoniously claim his flip-flops are a matter of principle rather than just sour grapes. From Wordnik.com. [Election Central Morning Roundup] Reference
"Since the wife and I moved to Natchez in June we've tied in with the community," he said sanctimoniously. From Wordnik.com. [Hunting Season]
"Any information," he continued sanctimoniously, "will be of help and comfort to the king in his bereavement.". From Wordnik.com. [Through Wolfs Eyes] Reference
It is not at all surprising that they are now lying quite sanctimoniously about these same things sixty years later. From Wordnik.com. [Astroturf and Islam, Fourth and One: Punt or Go For It?] Reference
That is, to the millions of small-to-middling stockholders whose interests the directors so sanctimoniously proclaim?. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on less-educated workers and jobs] Reference
However, that changed when Fox commentator Brit Hume sanctimoniously put down Woods 'embrace of Buddhism a few days ago. From Wordnik.com. [Nikolas Kozloff: Brit Hume's Buddhist Smack Down on Tiger Woods] Reference
However, that changed when Fox commentator Brit Hume sanctimoniously put down Woods\ 'embrace of Buddhism a few days ago. From Wordnik.com. [Nikolas Kozloff: Brit Hume's Buddhist Smack Down on Tiger Woods] Reference
Well, it's that we start to resemble the very Developing World dictatorships we often sanctimoniously decry in the press. From Wordnik.com. [Cliff Schecter: Why We Need A War On Greed] Reference
There will only be more despotic rulers spawned and we will sanctimoniously fight more wars against them if they cross us. From Wordnik.com. [The Freedom's Watch crudely orchestrated pro unending war ads] Reference
The government does not allow this research to take place and then they sanctimoniously say there is no research that shows it. From Wordnik.com. [Christal Smith: High Time for Change?] Reference
Being so sanctimoniously sure about how history will unfold – has anybody had such hubris in the entirety of written history?. From Wordnik.com. [free free, set them free] Reference
The president looked on sanctimoniously as the wounded trio - two from Mexico, one from the Dominican Republic - became Americans. From Wordnik.com. [Peter Laufer: The Citizenship Draft] Reference
At another point the bombastic narrator sanctimoniously intones "we burnt hours of videotape just to capture Jeff's waking moments". From Wordnik.com. [Series 7: The Contenders (2001)] Reference
'Nevertheless, we're always glad when members of the public recognize their duty to support the police,' George said sanctimoniously. From Wordnik.com. [A Place of Execution]
A turn of phrase that sanctimoniously excuses anyone from all personal responsibility if they happen to come from a tough background. From Wordnik.com. [Bully 4U 3 : This Time It's Impersonal] Reference
Finally, Herald columnist Joe Fitzgerald sanctimoniously tells us why he's got no problem with the Herald's snarky comments on the Globe's meltdown. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-05-01] Reference
The world hasn't gone mad; but this country and the Western 'Values' we so sanctimoniously insist on forcing down others throats, most certainly have. From Wordnik.com. [MoD Tells Navy15: "Sell Your Stories"] Reference
We skip fromNancy Grace to Larry King, voyeurs of private grief, clucking sanctimoniously as the crassly commercial entertain the emotionally insatiable. From Wordnik.com. [Re: Autism] Reference
Cheney's over there preaching sanctimoniously at Russia about "unprovoked aggression" as I write, as if he had some serious consequences in his pocket we don't know about yet. From Wordnik.com. [RNC Convention: Barbie Shoots a Moose. Barbie Goes To Washington.] Reference
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