noble
Example Sentences
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“This is noble—and I must say after reading the review I felt I needed some kind of championing,” she admitted.
Tolstoy took it a step further: You can infer from his work that he thought the moments in which we feel the greatest thankfulness are those in which we are most noble.
"It thus offers a powerful and sustainable alternative to the noble metal complexes that have long dominated light-driven chemistry."
From Science Daily
The Torlonias, immigrants from France to Napoleon’s Italy, became bankers to the Papal States and the Bonaparte family, acquiring immense wealth, an impressive real-estate portfolio and a string of noble titles.
This is not to say that “Wicked” was some noble emblem of blockbuster benevolence.
From Salon
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