tenet

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.

Last June, Feldstein Soto tried to block the City Council from extending the contract without a competitive bidding process, a core tenet she has preached as the city’s elected legal counsel.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

“You really want to lower the risk of that. Access to the market is a fundamental tenet of good, clean, fair, efficient markets,” he says.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

"The right to protest is a core Australian value and a fundamental tenet of a democratic society," he said.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

Beijing is bent on keeping the momentum going as it grapples with the U.S. for tech dominance, making autonomy in strategic sectors a core tenet of its five-year plan for the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

The new lab had inherited this tenet from its parent, Ernest Lawrence, who had experienced not a few such mishaps during his career.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik