Sentence examples for appear vain from inspiring English sources

In Morocco, people don't want to appear vain, to be seen to want to be shot.

"In France and Italy, it has always been thus, but English men have never wanted to appear vain or as if they care about what they are wearing.

Some CEOs are even reticent to see their name in print, not wanting to appear vain.

Like taking off your shirt, letting out excessive noise while you exercise (especially while you lift weights) can make you appear vain or attention-seeking.

"I was afraid of appearing vain.

The writer's art now appears vain to him, and also lacking: for all its descriptive power and harsh intelligence, there is little in it to refresh the soul.

He came very close to resigning, had responsibility for media policy taken away from him, and appeared vain and boastful – a middle-aged man trying to impress two attractive young women.

The surrounding cityscape suddenly appears vain and fragile, the sculpture's most affecting feature.

If you appear as vain and snobby, the examiner will not have a very good impression of you.

Seventeen-year-old Catherine Morland seems coltish and na? to readers of her own age today, while Emma Woodhouse, all of 20, appears loud, vain and bossy.

The hosts' late pressure appeared in vain when Chambers nodded in at the other end, and the home fans were heading for the exits as Grant Hanley chased a seemingly lost cause to keep the ball in at the byeline and delivered a perfect cross for Klose to nod in and prompt scenes of wild celebration.