virtues
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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“He’s got certain virtues writers maybe aren’t supposed to have — dude is handsome, socially adroit. But he’s also insanely insightful and genuine.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
While I could wax poetic on the virtues of “Catwoman” for another 5,000 words, I won’t subject you to that here.
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026
But he isn’t Cillian Murphy, whose virtues as both actor and personality are evidenced by how he’s spent his “Peaky Blinders” years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
He lived in an era in which selflessness was considered one of the core virtues of a great leader, and at crucial moments in our history, he behaved accordingly.
From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026
Except for the latter, these men were offered as “character witnesses”—persons expected to attribute to the accused a few human virtues.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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