Sentence examples for act with vanity from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "act with vanity" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone behaving in a self-important or conceited manner, often focusing on their own appearance or achievements.
Example: "She tends to act with vanity, always seeking compliments and attention from others."
Alternatives: "behave arrogantly" or "conduct oneself with pride".

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A visit to Kova is really the one time that they act with vanity.

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Sometimes, it seems, calling oneself a feminist is a personal act of vanity, with no wider resonance – witness Louise Mensch the feminist, Theresa May the feminist and, most fantastically, Margaret Thatcher the feminist, even though her supporters will happily tell you that the woman stood for no one but herself.

Away with vanity of Man!

She was injected with vanity at birth".

Isn't seeking publication always an act of vanity?

"That would be an act of vanity," he said.

"To resign," he said on Radio Shalom, "would be an act of vanity and desertion".

"Skiing is, in some respects, an act of vanity," Nick Paumgarten wrote in the magazine, in 2010.

One is left to wonder: is Paul Watson's project a mere act of vanity?

Though legend suggests it had more to do with vanity than with safety.

But the shouting is far more to do with vanity than courage.

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