Thesaurus / magnanimity

magnanimity

EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB

While the hope of compromise lingered, he had gone to the extreme of magnanimity, but the time for conciliation was past.

From this new perfidy of life taking upon itself the form of magnanimity.

CHANCEJOSEPH CONRAD

The allusion to magnanimity produced some derisive laughs, which slightly nettled Matthew.

ROUND THE BLOCKJOHN BELL BOUTON

And these reflections would cause his heart to taste once more the sensuous joy of "magnanimity."

FATHERS AND SONSIVAN SERGEEVICH TURGENEV

Whether those acts of his are to be ascribed to magnanimity or narrow-mindedness the reader must decide for himself.

PLUTARCH'S LIVES, VOLUME IIAUBREY STEWART &AMP; GEORGE LONG

They pose as magnanimity, virtue, glory, instead of realizing them before us.

AMIEL'S JOURNALHENRI-FRDRIC AMIEL

He was popular with his companions, for warm-heartedness and magnanimity were prominent in his character.

HERNANDO CORTEZJOHN S. C. ABBOTT

Barlæus wrote some very good verses on it: and also celebrated his wife's magnanimity.

The magnanimity of the Classic ideal has had scant justice done to it by modern criticism.

STYLEWALTER RALEIGH

I have experienced this magnanimity from some quarters of the house.

WORD OF THE DAY