ethical

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

“If you don’t have some ethical and moral framework — it doesn’t have to be from a religion — you will be lost and swept away by this. People need some type of grounding.”

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Cordes noted that credentialed tax professionals — including enrolled agents and CPAs — have due-diligence and ethical obligations.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

The court wrote that it’s an ethical problem when the “prolonged access” at J&J was “followed by collaborative efforts with its most prominent adversary.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

This study did not seek to answer the "legal and ethical" question of compensation, said Marshall Burke, a professor at Stanford University and the study's lead author.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

With the introduction of...the infinitely small and infinitely large, mathematics, usually so strictly ethical, fell from grace....

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife