virtuously

Example Sentences

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"Theological doctrines encouraged aid for the shame-faced poor, who threatened the moral order by showing that you could live virtuously and prosperously but still fall victim to twists of fortune," said Robb.

From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2023

The more we begin to understand the “human dance,” the more we grasp how we relate to one another and how social roles and relationships must be accounted for to act virtuously.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

Tcherniakov said that “as a true actor, he virtuously uses different masks to communicate.”

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2021

She invoked the colloquial Chinese expression of “eating bitterness” — the notion of virtuously enduring hardship.

From Washington Post • Mar. 20, 2021

“Biddy,” said I, in a virtuously self-asserting manner, “I must request to know what you mean by this?”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens