ennoble
verb (used with object)
to elevate in degree, excellence, or respect; dignify; exalt.
was ennobling
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past progressiveof ennoble.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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
It was ennobling and heartwarming and uplifting to the human spirit, of course, but kind of predictable and somehow not very … satisfying.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2018
Rightly directed, the study of law was ennobling, and jurists should receive an education which would give them broad and generous views of the principles of justice.
From George Brown by John Lewis
Around the mother centered all that was ennobling and elevating in the first seven years of the child's life.
From History of Education by Levi Seeley
Philip's court was such that there was little to paint that was ennobling, and so Velasquez lacked the inspiration of such surroundings as the Italian painters had.
From Pictures Every Child Should Know A Selection of the World's Art Masterpieces for Young People by Mary Schell Hoke Bacon
