Sentence examples for vanity it from inspiring English sources

First, Ivan Ilyich finally came to recognize the failings of his apparently successful former life: among other things, its tawdry bourgeois aspirations, its vanity (it was, after all, a fall while hanging some curtains that led to his death), and the emptiness of his marriage.

But the vanity, it was so heavy".

"And if a guy has even the slightest bit of vanity, it kicks in.

Whatever that does for her vanity, it makes good business sense.

Not from vanity: it was the way they felt inside — small, broken.

Not from vanity: it was the way they felt inside small, broken.

It was vanity, yes it was, but it was also a game I think.

While he may have enjoyed Bonfire of the Vanities, it's hard to imagine why he would consider it required reading for a teenager now.

"We had the capital to do it," Mr. Seggers said, "but I wasn't going to just do it as a vanity project, it had to be practical.

It's good for us and it's not a vanity exercise; it's a commercial exercise," he says.

It's not a vanity thing; it's just about feeling fresher and good about yourself.