virtues
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Baz Mohammad Nazir, a deputy official from the Ministry of Vice and Virtue’s directorate in Herat, denied media reports that all restaurants were off limits to families and women, dismissing them as propaganda.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2023
Virtue’s portfolio now includes many fruited and beer-inspired ciders, such as Framboise and Kriek, which emulate characteristics of their beer counterparts but remain staunchly cider at their cores.
From Washington Post • Sep. 15, 2022
Stump, who has a headful of wavy hair and was wearing a breezy blue shirt and a chunky turquoise ring, sat down with Spencer Baim, Virtue’s founder, in a conference room named Tahrir.
From The New Yorker • May 15, 2017
Thumbing through the catalog of John Virtue’s North Sea paintings, one cannot fail to be struck by the kinship in spirit with Houthuesen’s work.
From New York Times • Oct. 8, 2010
‘Nor can you hide the cloven hoof beneath the edge of Virtue’s robe.’
From The Girls of Central High on the Stage The Play That Took The Prize by Morrison, Gertrude W.
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