virtuous

Example Sentences

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The original features “an all-American archetype of a virtuous family pitted against a monster,” while Scorsese depicted a “broken and dysfunctional family and the monster is even more extreme, he’s like a swamp creature.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Since we—the authors of this essay—are philosophers, maybe you’d expect us to say it’s important to do all these virtuous things for the right reasons.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

We can’t expect to remain free without being virtuous, we can’t be bold without being rooted, we can’t be great without aiming first to be good.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The company’s dominant position creates a virtuous cycle in which a large seller base attracts more buyers.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Many Progressives—who tended to be middle-class white Protestants—held deep prejudices against immigrants and blacks and were so convinced of their own virtuous authority that they disdained democratic procedures.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann