noblesse
Example Sentences
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They rode to work in Rolls-Royces and adhered to a Protestant ethic of noblesse oblige.
Paying taxes is not a form of noblesse oblige, and the social safety net is not a philanthropic project.
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But there is no noblesse oblige or courtly love, no dragons, witchy women or aggrandizing British accents.
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Admitting the fact of noblesse might help encourage the ideal of oblige.
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He can counsel only that which has worked best, when it has been tried, which is selflessness, moderation, involvement, empathy, creativity; “a New York built on a bedrock of justice, not just noblesse oblige.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
