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Example Sentences
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What Gadsby did was give the audience permission — moral permission — to turn their backs on what challenged them, and to ennoble a preference for comfort and kitsch.
From New York Times
It adds an ennobling air to their real function, which is propaganda.
From Salon
One of U2’s enduring strengths has been the way its songs ennoble yearning and turbulence.
From New York Times
The bassoons galumphed; the strings ennobled passages of sincerity; and the horns had it both ways, sometimes jocular, sometimes expressive.
From New York Times
That awful blur is another stain on history, one that ennobles “The High Ground’s” mission.
From Washington Post
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