morally

Example Sentences

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Thoreau believed slavery was morally reprehensible, and refused to pay a poll tax supporting the government that allowed it.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

The Army itself advises soldiers to “maintain the high ground,” and research shows that rapid-fire calls made under pressure by the morally immature lead to disaster.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

According to Evans, who now lives in Croatia and runs anti-Jehovah's Witnesses social media accounts, fear is the reason that some followers would rather die than be seen as morally corrupt.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

A nation may resort to war only as the result of a dilemma where the only solutions are morally suspect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Compounded by Lawrence’s campaign for the Super, a project that many physicists considered technically and morally dubious, this record undermined his reputation as a scientist s scientist driven by the quest for knowledge alone.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik