How to Use hypocrite in a Sentence

hypocrite

noun
  • For his part, Finebaum told AL.com that Kiffin is a hypocrite.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 25 July 2023
  • This is the most powerful weapon against this regime of liars, thieves, and hypocrites.
    Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
  • As far as the law was concerned, Bowers was a hypocrite.
    Martin Padgett june 12, Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
  • Politicians are a special breed of liars and hypocrites.
    Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2023
  • And she's just spotted one of the biggest hypocrites on the internet.
    Suzannah Weiss, Glamour, 13 July 2017
  • His own son has implied Walker is a hypocrite and a liar.
    Frida Ghitis, CNN, 29 Nov. 2022
  • But here's the thing: Most of you mayonnaise haters out there are hypocrites and cowards.
    Emily Dreyfuss, WIRED, 4 July 2019
  • Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is a hypocrite and should be called out on it.
    Mike Bianchi, OrlandoSentinel.com, 25 May 2018
  • Sporting a hot pink uniform and white kicks splashed with a rainbow stripe, Nas swoops in, catches the hypocrite in the act, and slugs him.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 23 July 2021
  • And in the end, this sleek hypocrite of a picture is just another user.
    Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Tartuffe is shown as a hypocrite in his lecheries, but a human being in his appetites.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2022
  • No one’s going to call you out for being a hypocrite on Homescapes!
    Quinta Brunson, Vulture, 7 June 2021
  • As a result his critics were quick to label him a hypocrite.
    Paolo Confino, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Someone back then should have pounded on the table, gaped at the government lies, yelled at the hypocrites.
    Sophia Moskalenko, Vox, 2 July 2019
  • His post drew thousands of replies, many calling him a hypocrite given his past.
    Dallas News, 2 Mar. 2023
  • And yet, the locals who scorn them are also hypocrites who lust for what the family is selling.
    Rob Tannenbaum, Billboard, 19 May 2017
  • Because Joe, as viewers know, is the world's biggest hypocrite.
    Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 14 Oct. 2021
  • Hypocrisy is what people hate about career politicians and Josh isn't afraid to call Brown out for being a hypocrite.
    Stephen Koff, cleveland.com, 11 Dec. 2017
  • The letter reads: Dear journalists who have called us hypocrites.
    John Fund, National Review, 20 Oct. 2019
  • These protestors are fighting for a hypocrite, not a hero.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
  • And Biden, the hypocrite who was sleeping so peacefully at Glasgow?
    John R. MacArthur, Harper’s Magazine , 21 Dec. 2021
  • Worse yet, there are the hypocrites, who hurry to church on Sunday, but exhibit a whole spectrum of sins during the week.
    Lorraine V. Murray, ajc, 1 June 2018
  • He is scorned as a hypocrite on both sides for having stayed in the Trump administration.
    Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2020
  • The genuine hypocrite does or says one thing in public and another in private.
    Barton Swaim, WSJ, 29 Sep. 2020
  • Please, this man is the ultimate example of a hypocrite.
    Letters To The Editor, Orange County Register, 12 June 2024
  • The usual hypocrites had an absolute freak out.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Swindling hypocrites are having a moment this season.
    Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 18 Nov. 2025
  • One of the biggest things is, Trevor’s being a hypocrite.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
  • In the Quran, the hypocrites were a distinct group, mentioned time and time again across 29 chapters.
    Shadi Hamid, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Social media immediately ran to her comments, with some calling her out as a hypocrite.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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