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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a vanity for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that serves as a source of pride or self-importance, often in a context related to appearance or superficiality.
Example: "She bought a new sports car, seeing it as a vanity for her social status."
Alternatives: "a source of pride for" or "a display of vanity for".
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In a statement, Mr. Townshend wrote: "This book is not a vanity for me.
So it was a vanity for you as well? A. Absolutely.
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His first job was replacing a bathroom vanity for a wealthy Princeton man, but that evolved into a commission to renovate the patron's office building.
And if it's a his-and-hers closet, he said, "we'll do a vanity area for her and a dresser area for him, with drawers for his watches and cuff links".
While it's hardly a vanity project for Ban, it is arguably little more than that for his collaborator, photographer Gregory Colbert.
"It's far from a vanity project for us".
He dismissed that tactic as "a vanity event for juniors".
"A vanity fair for China-bashers competing to flex their muscles on China," as Xinhua put it.
"I had all the fears you would when I met him: is this a vanity project for an actor?," Mr. Logan said.
Martin S. Walker, a consultant to the magazine industry, said that Gotham will be a vanity read for the party crowd.
9.38am BST Tristram Hunt, the new shadow education secretary, once dismissed free schools as "a vanity project for yummy mummies".
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