moral code

Example Sentences

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But if there’s an opportunity, I don’t think I would do something that really went against my own moral code.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Watching onscreen characters trying to get ahead has stoked endless debate over the intersection of career ambition and moral code.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

Spain's moral code still confuses composure with virtue.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

“It doesn’t preach a certain religion, but it definitely shows what a moral code we all should live by is.”

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024

He measured himself and those around him by an impossibly rigorous moral code.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer