Sentence examples for touch of vanity from inspiring English sources
He was a proud man, and not without a touch of vanity.
He had a keen sense of the limelight and a touch of vanity.
She is no less dignified and brave for that moment; the touch of vanity eliminates the distance between her and us.
As with some of our real clothes, fancy dress can be a form of exhibitionism, and a touch of vanity isn't typically associated with antisocial behaviour.
He also displayed certain touches of vanity, like dyeing his mustache black.
He, too, has health problems like many of his elderly brothers and half-brothers — he is believed plagued by weak knees — and they share certain touches of vanity, such as dyeing their moustaches black.
We would care more about these men and their loved ones if they were allowed to display more ordinary human foibles, perhaps a touch of weakness, meanness or vanity.
It gives off the familiar air of vanity publishing; the touch of the haughty proprietor who's read a lot.
Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity".
The terms vanities and memento mori have, for centuries, referred to art that represents death; the label is derived from the warning of life's fleeting nature in Ecclesiastes: "Vanity of vanities, vanity of vanities; all is vanity".
Vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
