How To Use Preachy In A Sentence
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If you quail at the thought of such cold comfort, then "The Cocktail Party" will likely strike you as smotheringly preachy.
I've Been to a Marvelous 'Party'
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They aren't preachy, and seem to be sensible and hard working.
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I object to all preachy busybodies, including young coots like Roberts.
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I sort of messed it up, because I didn't want to sound too camp and preachy, which is my problem in most of my prose and even poetry.
Short Fiction: Snowflake Angel
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These are two thoughtful performances in a carefully understated film that has a number of erudite lines without ever becoming preachy.
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A short section on how the law plays into these activities may seem a bit preachy to some, and they should feel free to skip it.
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Still, he says the band's shows aren't meant to be preachy.
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Rarely do the characters in Moon feel as "preachy" as they do in Troopers, but just as much information, if not more, is delivered regarding Heinlein's thoughts on the role of the individual in a society.
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
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I didn't want it to be this sanctimonious, preachy thing.
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The Whigs were also preachy and rectitudinous in ways that seem very familiar now.
Will Perot Wax The Democrats?
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And the doctor must be familiar with the issues that are important to young people and know how to draw out information and dispense advice without sounding preachy.
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And please PLEASE do not dismiss advocacy for these issues as being "preachy".
Foodies Try To Shove Their Picks For Ag Secretary Down Obama's Throat
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Needless to say we like this ad, it strikes the right balance of whimsy and preachy, which is to say more of the former and less of the latter.
Jalopnik
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Then it gets preachy, and even boring in the name of realism.
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I'm amazed at how preachy and judgemental everyone is being in this thread.
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The themes of the film are worn on its striped, embroidered sleeve, and often the script gets preachy with its sanctimonious moralizing.
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The allegory transforms what would be a tired, preachy historical retread into a readable narrative.
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I know this sounds preachy, but really, this kind of reminder is necessary in times like these.
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His need to impart lessons about baseball and life tends to make him sound, at times, preachy and sanctimonious.
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There were some lovely historical tales and some very preachy tracts.
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The group, made up of politicians, health boards and doctors, have declared that telling pupils to be abstinent is too ‘preachy’ and will stigmatise those pupils who have already had sex.
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I mean, the NYRB does publish a lot of great stuff, but it also publishes a lot of self-indulgent preachy leftist hot air and cliquish puff-piece circle-jerkery.
Will Saletan’s Moderation
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I think that makes my music less preachy and it also allows me to just talk about the regular things I go through.
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The religious themes are cleverly handled so as not to appear preachy or judgemental, while the coming-of-age material is frank but never voyeuristic.
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The religious themes are cleverly handled so as not to appear preachy or judgemental, while the coming-of-age material is frank but never voyeuristic.
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The bitter pill of sexual abstinence is sugared with a soulless, preachy kind of rock 'n' wafer and a peer group pressure that is well parodied in the forthcoming Michael Stipe produced film, Saved!
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Unfortunately, the ending comes far too abruptly and consequently feels kind of preachy and not at all in tune with the feeling of the rest of the play.
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But she pulls it off; her characters – including the villains - are compelling, not "preachy" or "wooden.
Join the Party: Why You Should Celebrate Rand’s 100th, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
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This isn't a preachy story.
The Sun
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The character of Seamus Finnan in Vellum has some fairly preachy dialogue of a socialist-pacifist bent, and I am, it has to be said, fairly bolshie myself.
Critique From HereNow
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To be honest, it's usually too preachy, straining to get across a point, like using a chainsaw to cut a string on your jacket.
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I rewrote it several years ago and when I went back to it, it had this really didactic preachy ending and it was just awful.
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Forgive me sounding preachy but the character in our neighbourhoods, heritage and iconic landscape will be utterly lost.
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Kisor certainly isn't preachy or moralizing, but his characters do wrestle with complex social issues.
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The result was a preachy didacticism that is more likely to conceal human truth than reveal it.
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The narrative would benefit from more structure, especially towards the end, which feels loose and a bit preachy.
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It is poignant without being preachy, invested with subtleties when the penchant in the past would have been to go overboard.
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They almost carry the film through themselves, rising above the overly preachy, unsubtle material.
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These are two thoughtful performances in a carefully understated film that has a number of erudite lines without ever becoming preachy.
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I like to think about them afterward, if they are real and not too preachy , " said Jo, after a minute's silence.
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But amid this entertainment, and without being too preachy, the group showed us that dreams are not what they're cracked up to be.
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I know you probably hear this a lot, and I don't want to sound preachy, but just try it out once in awhile, and see if it makes a change.
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I'm definitely not a preachy global warmist type, but to say that global warming isn't happening because there's snow outside is stupidity.
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It could have become a little new-age preachy, with talk of enzymes and vitamins enhancing your well-being.
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Would be interested to hear what you think of the criticism 'preachy' at some later time, which as best I can tell primarily just means the reader recognized ideas they personally disagreed with.
Critique From HereNow
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As far as preachy is concerned, man so was Kung Fu Panda, people just liked the kung fu.
Crossing Over Movie Trailer | /Film
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It's kind of preachy and her "aren't we the coolest family EVER?" tone can get more than a little annoying.
Archive 2009-03-01
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The themes of the film are worn on its striped, embroidered sleeve, and often the script gets preachy with its sanctimonious moralizing.
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I hope I don't sound too preachy, but that letter got me all riled up.
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The dialogue was a bit arch, a bit posey and a bit preachy, but it was watchable.
Times, Sunday Times
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We're just bashing around trying to do something meaningful, but not in a preachy sense.
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Abductee reports thereafter frequently involved angry, preachy aliens, often with quasi-religious demands.
Times, Sunday Times
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A gripping story, hindered by the preachy tone.
The Sun
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The film's web site is remarkably preachy, posturing the movie as a landmark in the battle against sexual harassment.
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I'm sorry if I sound preachy or scolding, but reading about Reid's perfidy - and that's not too strong a word, nor is "iniquitous" - really set something set me off, today.
The Anchoress
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Most critically, it has no moral centre, just a preachy moral lesson.
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(depending on which wack-job churchy-preachy-weirdo is presenting their version of the Bible.)
Think Progress » After complaining that health care bills were too long, Boehner now complains that Obama’s is too short.
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And again -- to oversimplify all the books mentioned (and not mentioned) as preachy, stereotypical and filled with ebonics, is truly offensive ...
Debating Black Books
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What elevates "Victim" above the preachy is the director's sustained upending of cinematic convention and the film's wealth of strong performances in roles large and small—starting with affecting portrayals by Bogarde and Sylvia Syms, as his patient but conflicted wife.
Lessons Without Lectures
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Lyrically, this album also feels a lot preachier than American Idiot; now, American Idiot was probably quite preachy I just didn't notice / mind so much because the songs were so good.
Remarkable
