Example Sentences
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Patriotism was ennobling, self-sacrifice was reflexive; heroism was rewarded, and everybody was proudly in this fight together.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
Her stoicism is all the more ennobling, given how much it costs her.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025
In 1650, Diego Velázquez painted this ennobling portrait of Juan de Pareja, a studio assistant enslaved in his studio.
From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2023
Philanthropy, the ennobling pursuit of the rich and famous, is in the headlines.
From BBC • Nov. 27, 2022
And this confession made his romantic gestures all the more ennobling.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
