How to Use self-righteous in a Sentence

self-righteous

adjective

• John is the supremely self-righteous Veronica with Sieber as her more earthy spouse, Michael.
  — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2023
• That rain jacket wasn’t made from unicorn ear wax, but the irony seems to have escaped the self-righteous protester.
  — WSJ, 13 July 2023
• The stories of the working class are overlooked and traded to create a self-righteous brand of goodness and populism.
  — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2024
• Who among us hasn’t felt some version of that self-righteous purity?
  — WIRED, 23 Feb. 2023
• Their exchange is terse and extremely one-sided in favor of the self-righteous Bosch.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2023
• They are sent off to a grandmother in Ontario who is the epitome of cold, self-righteous Protestant virtue.
  — Margaret Atwood, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
• Mariko is a more reserved, subtle character who lights up the screen, even without self-righteous tirades.
  — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2024
• For anyone who’s ever been wronged, loves to feel a little self-righteous, or just wants to dance it out, consider this your summer anthem.
  — Vogue, 2 July 2024
• Through that bogus bromide, not genuine black folklore, class privilege raised its self-righteous head.
  — Armond White, National Review, 8 Mar. 2023
• Meanwhile, everyone is running around talking about governance in such self-righteous ways, but missing the point.
  — Eli Amdur, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
• The film also adopts an unfortunate and unearned self-righteous tone, especially in the credits.
  — Anupama Chopra, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025
• However, my doctors tell me to stay away from them, as being around their judgmental and self-righteous attitude could trigger a relapse.
  — Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 14 July 2023
• Within the walls of Abbott, her piousness can come off as self-righteous, but Sheryl Lee Ralph’s performance adds a level of warmth and care similar to that of a big hug from your favorite auntie.
  — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2024
• Her self-righteous smirk, withering glare and wide, mischievous grin captured the emotional extremes of adolescence to an extent that words could never quite express.
  — Judy Berman, TIME, 14 July 2024
• Teddy descends into cruel, self-righteous paranoia, quickly alienating his family — to say nothing of the Maine electorate — in a bid to regain control of his campaign and life.
  — Joumana Khatib, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
• The Bartlet staff’s righteous (and self-righteous) elocution might seem — to the cynical — sentimental, treacly, smarmy, or just eye-roll-inducingly dumb.
  — Lizzie Logan, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2024
• If Harbaugh is implicated as knowing, then the punishment will worsen dramatically and he will be sent to the social media gallows as a self-righteous fraud.
  — J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2023
• William is a self-righteous and conspiracy-minded and ruthlessly ambitious man who hides his darker side behind a charming facade.
  — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
• Today's Democratic party is dominated by self-righteous, upper-middle class, coastal elites—people wealthy enough to avoid sending their children to failing public schools and able to overlook the true costs of their green agenda.
  — Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
• Elegant, worldly, and self-righteous Antoinette is a long-time divorcee whose life revolves around her weekly hair appointments and her job as a correctional officer at Rikers Island.
  — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2024
• And finally, Jenny, who wasn’t even born when their father was abducted, has dedicated her life to the self-righteous rejection of her family, a preoccupation that has left her friendless and joyless.
  — Ron Charles, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
• Hellbent on destroying the pure, chaste and overly self-righteous preacher who denied her satisfaction, Salome performs a seductive dance at her stepfather Herod’s birthday feast.
  — E.r. Zarevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025
• During the controversial match, Williams exploded in self-righteous fury at officiating decisions, briefly turning the crowd against Osaka and leaving her in tears even in victory.
  — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2024
• But her cause, once mocked as intolerant and self-righteous, has been revived by members of today’s conservative Christian movement who warn that homosexuality is a threat to children.
  — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
• At a moment when so much comedy leans on self-righteous preaching or performative offensiveness, Carmichael’s candor is refreshing.
  — Judy Berman, TIME, 30 May 2024
• The performances sing, too, with the series making use of Portman’s gift for self-righteous sanctimony and Ingram’s ability to sell both disillusionment and swashbuckling heroism as the situation demands it.
  — Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2024
• If figures like Bannon and Wolf are selling self-righteous individualism, the left must work on bringing people together and building solidarity.
  — Laura Marsh, The New Republic, 5 Sep. 2023
• Dillahunt will play modern cowboy William Macon, a self-righteous, conspiracy-minded man who masks his ruthless ambition behind a charming and calculated facade.
  — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
• In calmer times, a leader expounding from such heights risks sounding preachy and self-righteous.
  — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
• But Democrats want someone who fights back rather than gives self-righteous marathon speeches or just fades away.
  — Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025