Example sentences for: hagiographic

How can you use “hagiographic” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • But maybe that's too hagiographic, too Elvis- or Princess Diana-adoring, even for this fan.

  • These have ranged from the triumphalist (such as Jay Winik's On the Brink , a hagiographic account of the Reagan-era officials he sees as the Cold War's victors) to the tendentious (say, Peter Schweizer's simplistic Victory , giving all the credit, again, to Reagan) to the thoughtful (such as We Now Know , by the dean of Cold War historians, John Lewis Gaddis).

  • (The hagiographic www.jamesmichener.com provides a bibliography and biography.)

  • The hagiographic John Kennedy Jr. tribute issue includes excerpts of his writing, portraits of him with his interviewees, and an over-the-top photo of him bathed in golden light.

  • Hagiographic memoirs about the legendary New Yorker editor from an adoring writer (Mehta) and Shawn's mistress of 40 years (Ross).


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