righteous
Example Sentences
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So much of contemporary literature reads like a tortured attempt to negotiate between the irreconcilable positions of righteous expression and guilty silence.
No one should ever be above skepticism no matter how sanctified and righteous they may seem — that’s why the New York Times investigation crashed into the Chicano collective sense of self like a meteor.
From Los Angeles Times
In this column, I wrote about a high-profile spy drama released last year that casts unification as righteous, worth any sacrifice, and historically inevitable.
Tante Jans seized the pot and glared into it with righteous zeal.
From Literature
Mr. Lewis likens that behavior to a distemperate Roman emperor’s: destroying film projects in righteous displays of his own power; acquiring, and promptly discarding, cars and wives.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
