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

I was done for, gorging on the gratis gum as if I were Melissa McCarthy parodying Sean Spicer, virtuously recycling the plastic empties.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2020

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

That’s why Aristotle, for instance, argued that wealth should be sought only for the sake of living virtuously — to manage a household, say, or to participate in the life of the polis.

From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2017

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

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam