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
The scene that followed discloses the religious nature of Magellan and his joy in what was ennobling.
From The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines by Hezekiah Butterworth
The worship of the Deity was blended with all that was ennobling and beautiful.
From Madame Roland, Makers of History by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
