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Example sentences for: moralistic

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The Europeanists are pragmatic rather than moralistic about Kosovo.
The moralistic reaction of the press to Clinton's foibles demonstrates Washington's elitist insularity.
The story takes a moralistic turn: Emmet pays both an artistic and a personal price for not risking more of himself emotionally.
Neither Spielberg, nor screenwriter David Koepp, nor Michael Crichton, on whose novel the movie is based, have shown any interest in challenging the moralistic assumption at the heart of almost every creature feature: That good intentions, spunkiness and, above all, good looks are the safeguards against rampaging monsters.
Katha Pollitt: moralistic