moral code

Example Sentences

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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

The climate version of this moral code seems similarly stark, although perhaps not deeply morally illuminating: Thou shalt not drive species to extinction.

From Washington Post

But she rejected the claim that Gordon’s principle of withdrawing from government-issued “contracts” to obey only God had any connection to a formal movement, noting that he intended it as a moral code for individuals only.

From Washington Times

Russ has rock solid moral code and an integrity rarely seen in athletes or any individual.

From Seattle Times

So we wanted to find that edge, that gray area, and really lean into it about somebody who takes their job very seriously, who risked their life to make others’ lives safer, but also still has a deep moral code.

From New York Times