pious

Example Sentences

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Her Catholic parents were wealthy and pious, and demanded high standards of their children.

From BBC

At the risk of sounding more pious than I am: When every game, every half, every quarter and even every shot is attached to gambling odds, good old-fashioned storytelling gets choked out.

From Los Angeles Times

In Mumbai, the Jain community, which considers feeding pigeons a pious duty, has been vocal in their protests.

From BBC

Moyers’ preacher-like delivery and emphasis on high moral standards in his commentaries led some people to criticize him as being a pious scold.

From Los Angeles Times

Secularism permeates the nation’s liberal founding documents — the Declaration of Independence, Constitution and Bill of Rights — even as the history of Saint-Gaudens’ statue of my pious ancestor demonstrates the idealistic tenacity of religious faith.

From Los Angeles Times