virtuous

Example Sentences

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He settles on Princess Diana—but for virtuous reasons.

From The Wall Street Journal

Adding businesses to the streets while improving public safety would help halt the “downward spiral and turn it into more of a virtuous cycle,” said Nella McOsker, president of the association.

From Los Angeles Times

It's yet to be seen whether this is a virtuous circle that never stops, or whether Mercedes will reach diminishing returns and McLaren can catch up.

From BBC

For me, it’s rarely in a virtuous bowl.

From Salon

The Basque Coast hospital praises what it calls a "virtuous" financing model that "diversifies" its funding sources and lets people invest their savings in a product that is "useful, transparent and local".

From Barron's