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Example sentences for: moralistic

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

The story takes a moralistic turn: Emmet pays both an artistic and a personal price for not risking more of himself emotionally.
Most of the nine or 10 men I interviewed at the shelter spoke of their experience in overtly moralistic terms: They talked about taking responsibility for themselves, for the money they earned, and even for the children whom they had fathered and then neglected.
Next time, GOP, recruit some more attractive candidates who don't scare the voters with their moralistic fervor.
William Safire argues that "Jesuitical" has by now developed a sense devoid of any overtones of prevarication: "subtle, intricate, moralistic reasoning, informed by a rigorous logic" is his definition.
Katha Pollitt: moralistic