Sentence examples for sound righteous from inspiring English sources

Bush's soaring second Inaugural in defense of freedom everywhere turned out to be an exercise in moral narcissism: it made the Administration sound righteous while doing precious little to advance rights.

He can sound almost righteous on this point.

Why don't you tell somebody else that they're selfish, a weakling coward, a pathetic fraud?" O'Connor can make lyrics like these sound sympathetic, righteous.

It is starting to sound self-righteous and it isn't working either.

Sorry to sound self-righteous here, but if that's you, then you're part of the problem.

Without wishing to sound self-righteous, I've honestly never felt like part of a private club and have always been confused — at best, and at worst, enraged — when I realize someone else is (contentedly) working that angle.

He had left his wordly career (which included managing the finances of an oil exploration company) because of a "clear sense I had of God calling me to get ordained, one that I obeyed kicking and screaming".On other lips, those words might sound self-righteous or cloying, but Archbishop Welby at least sounded as though he meant them.

Sounds pretty righteous, and let's hope it controls as good as the original.

No, I am not trying to sound self-righteous, or all-knowing, but I believe that lawyers have a responsibility of prevention where possible.

Instead, replying that "I don't suppose there are too many MPs who go to a food bank" sounds self-righteous, more at home in student politics.

I apologise for being unsympathetic to those not as enamoured as I with this staple food category, and I apologise also if what I'm about to say sounds self-righteous.