virtue

Example Sentences

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This may be a virtue, but her book would have benefited from better storytelling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

And too often we disdain politeness as phony rather than respect it as the tribute that vice pays to virtue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Rosenberg regards China’s as a victor in the trade war with America so far, by virtue of the $1.2 trillion trade surplus it recorded in 2025.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

I wish I could say that was the only time I chased virtue and optimization until I crashed out hard — exhausted, confused and disconnected from my own hunger — but it wasn’t.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026

This is not caused by the greater or lesser virtue of the conqueror, but rather by the different characteristics of the conquered territories.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli