virtue
Example Sentences
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Gafill said he would have expected a 35% pickup, “simply by virtue of reopening the highway.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
In Ancient Egypt, pharaohs and noblewomen wore embellished braided wigs to show power, and in the Middle Ages, women's long hair became associated with femininity and virtue.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
For a culture that often mistakes labor for virtue, the ranch packet offers a useful reminder: flavor doesn’t care how hard you worked for it.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
Indeed, goodness seems like too active a word for this novel; the principal virtue, instead, is solicitude.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
From that beginning the armed forces of the Roman Empire began to be weakened, and all the virtue taken away from it was given over to the Goths.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
Vocabulary lists containing virtue
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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"The Monkey's Paw," Vocabulary from the short story
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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