Etymology
Origin of morally
Example Sentences
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Morally if not legally, they deserve more grief than whatever the Justice Department manages to bring to bear on them, which won’t be much.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Morally and ethically, altering these images was a poor decision by the host.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
Morally suspect plays and novels were banned, and great emphasis was placed on traditional Confucian values.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
"Morally I have to do something, even if it doesn't achieve what I'm looking for," he said.
From BBC • Nov. 6, 2022
“I’m glad I can take a detached view of this. The pants of their reputations must have some thin places. Morally, then, you would be against giving her the money?”
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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