| His need to impart lessons about baseball and life tends to make him sound, at times, preachy and sanctimonious. |
| Nature is generalized, rendered abstract, and interpreted consistently in a spirit of sanctimonious pulpitry. |
| But the obvious pitfalls, of making the effort mawkish, sentimental and overly sanctimonious, are always there. |
| For one thing, the sanctimonious sermons by journalists about how virtuous and upstanding they are make them easy to detest. |
| The screen bristles with sanctimonious speeches, but the same slogans echo relentlessly. |
| We don't need sanctimonious expurgators to decide which one is best for us. |
