- plural of ideal.
ideals
Example Sentences
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My great grandfather emigrated from Ireland to Canada in 1923 for some of the same reasons and ideals that Mr. Baker’s ancestors emigrated to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
“There are still a lot of people in this country, for all its issues, who believe in these fundamental ideals of creative freedom.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Journalist Reitman connects lives of nine Americans over three decades, vividly showing how ideals can give way to fear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
“Japan feels a sense of responsibility to safeguard the ideals of the United Nations as our beacon of hope,” Takaichi said on Tuesday.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
I didn’t know enough about life or even about the ideals I was chasing to know what I was lost from.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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