credo

Example Sentences

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Treating people based on their merits rather than their status or sensibilities is the renewed American credo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

The fifth Puritan credo that’s still with us is "hard work is holy, while idleness is a sin."

From Salon • May 26, 2025

Harbisson's credo, which includes his own business interests, is: "Design Yourself."

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2024

We’ve been brought up with the adage “Don’t believe everything you read online,” but it’s a far more difficult credo to practice when information is recycled at unprecedented rates.

From Slate • Sep. 1, 2024

By translating credo into the English first person plural, we believe, the Church no longer reminds the listener that he is alone.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez