Sentence examples for Devoid of vanity from inspiring English sources

Devoid of vanity and shorn of caricature, Ms. Dowd's performance redeems the character from villainy but also reminds us that compliance is second nature in a corporate culture and economic structure based on upholding the status quo.

This would give one the impression that he was free of ambition, devoid of vanity.

He was quick-witted, endlessly curious, devoid of vanity and capable of great grace.

It's a fully committed, devastating performance entirely devoid of vanity, and she picked up her sixth Oscar nomination.

This blunt, rough-hewn character is entirely devoid of vanity, even after she becomes something of a celebrity.

Ms. Burstyn's scenery-chewing performance, utterly devoid of vanity, makes her a spiritual cousin of Aurora Greenway in "Terms of Endearment," although the more fearsome Hagar hasn't a shred of Aurora's zaniness or sentimentality.

She seemed completely devoid of all vanity and rarely talked about herself.

Hickenlooper revels in his image as someone utterly estranged from fashion and largely devoid of physical vanity.

The performance, devoid of obvious vanity, honors the character's distracted ambivalence.

Izetbegovic, of all the leaders I dealt with during the war, was a man who conveyed only angst when confronted by the tragedy of conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina - he was devoid of the cynicism or vanity that marked other war leaders.

Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity".