vainglorious
adjective
vain·glo·ri·ous
ˌvān-ˈglȯr-ē-əs 
vaingloriously
adverb
vaingloriousness
noun
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Examples of vainglorious in a Sentence
a vainglorious woman who always insists on being the center of attention
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The tragedy is that reality does not care one iota for our vainglorious beliefs.
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David Robert Grimes, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2023
The current policy of neglect about our laws is financially ruinous, and morally vainglorious.
—The Editors, National Review, 14 Aug. 2023
Dhawan plays a charming, vainglorious and image-conscious history teacher who gains redemption via profound realizations stemming from his study of WWII and from his new bride, portrayed by Janhvi Kapoor.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 July 2023
Early records served as holy texts for millennial ennui, full of professional anxiety and vainglorious nights out, but as the band has returned to each other, again and again over the decades, the songs have increasingly felt like not just products of long term relationships but odes to them.
—Clayton Purdom, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2023
During his 20-minute border speech, Trump was the same vainglorious mess he’s always been.
—Gilbert Garcia, ExpressNews.com, 12 Jan. 2021
Burnham’s Bard is gloriously vainglorious.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2022
But screeds against Qatar’s World Cup almost seem to cast the emirate’s authorities as vainglorious pharaohs, driving chattel to build their gleaming pyramids.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2022
Glass Onion director Rian Johnson probably wasn’t thinking specifically about Elon or Jeff Bezos or any other vainglorious member of the billionaire class when making his movie, which is primarily built around a murder.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 30 Nov. 2022
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David Robert Grimes, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2023
The current policy of neglect about our laws is financially ruinous, and morally vainglorious.
—The Editors, National Review, 14 Aug. 2023
Dhawan plays a charming, vainglorious and image-conscious history teacher who gains redemption via profound realizations stemming from his study of WWII and from his new bride, portrayed by Janhvi Kapoor.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 July 2023
Early records served as holy texts for millennial ennui, full of professional anxiety and vainglorious nights out, but as the band has returned to each other, again and again over the decades, the songs have increasingly felt like not just products of long term relationships but odes to them.
—Clayton Purdom, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2023
During his 20-minute border speech, Trump was the same vainglorious mess he’s always been.
—Gilbert Garcia, ExpressNews.com, 12 Jan. 2021
Burnham’s Bard is gloriously vainglorious.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2022
But screeds against Qatar’s World Cup almost seem to cast the emirate’s authorities as vainglorious pharaohs, driving chattel to build their gleaming pyramids.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2022
Glass Onion director Rian Johnson probably wasn’t thinking specifically about Elon or Jeff Bezos or any other vainglorious member of the billionaire class when making his movie, which is primarily built around a murder.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 30 Nov. 2022
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“Vainglorious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vainglorious. Accessed 9 Dec. 2023.
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vainglorious
adjective
vain·glo·ri·ous
(ˈ)vān-ˈglōr-ē-əs
-ˈglȯr-
: being vain and boastful : showing vainglory
vaingloriously
adverb
vaingloriousness
noun
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