righteous
Example Sentences
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The NAR narrative holds that God gave William Penn a vision for a righteous state that would be a "holy experiment" and the "seed of a nation."
From Salon
How about we call that righteous and way overdue?
From Los Angeles Times
We feel righteous anger at whoever might be to blame for all this dissatisfaction.
From New York Times
Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina probably articulated this the best, including the deployment of some very emotional righteous indignation:
From Salon
There were rigid, righteous arms, which the dancers held up, bent at the elbows before hinging their torsos over.
From New York Times
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