ideals

Example Sentences

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They worried about the meaning of independence, tested the reach of equality, and measured the distance between founding ideals and present realities.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Other presidents have also sometimes behaved contrary to democratic ideals, and national memorials often present a more sanitized version of American history.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

He repeatedly emphasized civic literacy, institutional legitimacy, judicial independence and America’s founding ideals.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

"We'd have to see who was actually elected, and then we'd seek to work with those who share ideals about trying to clean up Birmingham, save weekly bin collections, fix the potholes," he said.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Critics of Jefferson’s visionary projections, like Adams, were then accused of rejecting the ideals themselves, when in fact they were merely exposing their illusory character.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis