piously
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
It’s into this context that Judge Barrett steps as a piously Catholic woman and a Supreme Court nominee.
From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2020
In particular, he declared piously, Libra was designed to help émigrés in the rich world to send money to their relatives in the poor world without being ripped off by unscrupulous capitalists.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 21, 2019
The show’s wall text piously bills this design as taking a moral stand that chooses cultural transparency over opacity.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2019
“The American people absolutely deserve access to the White House,” Epshteyn remarks piously, “and they should continue to pose their questions.”
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2017
He sighed and shook his head and he looked piously to the sky.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
