principled

Example Sentences

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For a while, they thought he was principled if misguided, and not the best at explaining himself.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

“His willingness to resist short-term pressures in the interest of achieving lasting price stability demonstrated the courage and long-term perspective that define principled public service,” Powell said.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

The principled stand threw Anthropic’s business into jeopardy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

Susan Everard wrote a tribute piece for British Vogue, in which she remembered her daughter's love of travel, dancing, and her sense of humour, as well as her principled nature.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Declarations of principled withdrawal from the hurly-burly of politics to the natural rhythms of one’s fields or farms had become rhetorical rituals.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis