- plural of tenet.
tenets
Example Sentences
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Ms. Crabapple, an artist and writer based in New York, calls the Bund a “revolutionary society” and a “sometimes-clandestine political party whose tenets were humane, socialist, secular, and defiantly Jewish.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
It added that her actions "were a serious departure from the standards expected from a registered nurse" while she "breached fundamental tenets of the profession".
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
For nearly sixty years, the tenets of the treaty have been respected by all nations.
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2026
Objectivity and neutrality are key tenets of analysts’ work, says Brent Taylor, an adviser with consulting firm J.S.
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
Zero clashed with one of the central tenets of Western philosophy, a dictum whose roots were in the number-philosophy of Pythagoras and whose importance came from the paradoxes of Zeno.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
