virtue
Example Sentences
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Last month, the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice said it was now "obligatory" to grow beards longer than a fist, doubling down on an earlier order.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
The lead authors are Yale postdoctoral researcher Justin Wedal and University of Missouri graduate research assistant Kyler Virtue.
From Science Daily • Feb. 3, 2026
The school’s Latin motto is “Scientia Virtus et Libertas,” or “Knowledge, Virtue, and Liberty.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
Virtue is a potent thing, and our country could use a little extra goodness radiating from its heart.
From Salon • Sep. 21, 2025
Chang cited a 1933 speech by a Japanese general: “Every single bullet must be charged with the Imperial Way, and the end of every bayonet must have National Virtue burnt into it.”
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
Vocabulary lists containing virtue
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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"The Monkey's Paw," Vocabulary from the short story
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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