moral code

Example Sentences

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for a soft approach on those defying the country’s moral code for now.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

Richard’s family was Orthodox Jewish, from Lithuania, and though the Baltimores in America were not overtly religious, the family communicated a moral code that influenced their son’s concern for the underprivileged.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025

A student who did not want to be named told the BBC that the university enforced a strict moral code despite not being a religious institution.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 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