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

So we decided to explore, does meditation actually make us behave more virtuously?

From Washington Post • Oct. 5, 2021

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

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2021

As he did so, citizens asked themselves anxiously if other Americans would always act so virtuously, especially in economic matters.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

“You could move to Charleston and play up there,” I suggested virtuously.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam