beneficence

Example Sentences

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Thanks to a delicate balance of force, beneficence, and self-interest, the United States would enjoy both great national wealth and historically unprecedented global dominance.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2025

For the moral physician, beneficence must always exceed maleficence.

From Slate • Aug. 20, 2024

This is not, however, the result of cultural beneficence.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2023

Outside the foundation, her personal beneficence was vast and eclectic.

From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2022

In their beneficence they allowed a certain amount of amateur smuggling to go on—the day trips to Canada, the fishing boats out for a midnight cruise.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides