peccadillo

Example Sentences

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Others at Mr. Julian’s table gave similarly tolerant responses to my question about Mr. Paxton’s peccadillos.

From The Wall Street Journal

Unfashionably for a modern biographer, Mr. Cobb makes only very brief and glancing reference to these peccadilloes.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Scotland has one peccadillo and that is Cardinal O'Brien," he says.

From BBC

He obviously wants the world to remember and think of him as strong and resolute, and basically a good guy despite his personal peccadilloes.

From Salon

“Those are personal peccadilloes that you may have,” Scorsese incorrectly guesses.

From Los Angeles Times