saintliness

Example Sentences

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There’s not a lot of saintliness here but plenty of blood and treachery as Hild navigates the warring kingdoms of 7th century Britain at the dawn of Christianity.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2023

Kelly's reputation never approximated such saintliness, but he's still the man whose biggest hit "I Believe I Can Fly" was played and sung in church services and graduation ceremonies for years.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2023

Her proposals for internationally overseen mass migrations and grand-scale geoengineering require faith in widespread saintliness and wisdom that humankind has yet to show.

From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2022

They lend their planters an air of wisdom, even saintliness.

From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2022

And if ever my faith in the essential saintliness of humans becomes tattered, I shall think of that evil-looking man.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck