PHILISTINE in a Sentence

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Example sentences for PHILISTINE, such as:We need more men of culture and enlightenment; we needn't any philistine among us.


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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of PHILISTINE
philistine
 n.  narrow-minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain
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1  We need more men of culture and enlightenment; we needn't any philistine among us.