precept
Example Sentences
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In a sprawling nation founded on the precept of individual liberty and populated primarily by immigrants from around the world, there was hardly one American experience.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026
"This includes projected spending from additional income, including estimated funding from the police council tax precept," the documents say.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2025
And if a mental health professional has the courage to speak the truth, they're told that what they have to say is entirely invalid because of this antiquated ethical precept.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2024
From them, he says, he internalized the feminist precept that “the personal is political.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2024
He too epitomized Chief Luthuli’s precept: “Let your courage rise with danger.”
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.