Sentences with 'hypocrisy'
Example sentences and phrases with the word hypocrisy and other words derived from it.
• « Napoleon's tendency to plunder occupied territories to enrich the French led many of his subjects to recognise the hypocrisy of his 'egalitarian' empire and, in the absence of their former kings, they began to see themselves as Germans and Italians and Spaniards rather than simply subjects of a king. »
• « Many novels written in the early 20th century criticised the hypocrisy of social elites and their pretensions to righteousness. »
• « However, the postmodern historical critique of imperialism was more than just an attack on Western hypocrisy, arguing that the very notion of history moving "forward" to a better future was obviously incorrect. »