mores
Example Sentences
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While “Is God Is” makes no overt references to modern politics or social mores, Harris’ writing is in constant conversation with our uniquely infernal times.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
As Moreno-Garcia reveals the claustrophobic customs and mores of a town whose name means “drowned pig,” disaster feels inevitable.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
The Permian Basin, which accounts for around half of U.S. production and holds billions more barrels underground, would be the logical place for oil companies to drill mores.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
Their ability to enact change depended on their willingness to defy current custom and mores.
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026
Why didn’t he just put the rumors to rest and say the sopho mores would have their crack at the varsity boat the following year, as usual?
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Vocabulary lists containing mores
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr.
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