ideals

Example Sentences

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They care about their country by questioning whether it lives up to its founding ideals: liberty, equality, opportunity and civic responsibility.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Other presidents have also sometimes behaved contrary to democratic ideals, and national memorials often present a more sanitized version of American history.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

Christian figures who embody ideals of goodness and holiness – saints, Mary and even Jesus – are the ones who rule the runway.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

In the 20-minute speech, Charles is expected to appeal to Trump in guarded terms, saying that defending common democratic ideals is "crucial for liberty and equality" in a time of international challenges.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

The contradiction with the ideals of the American Revolution was part of it; some slaveholders freed their enslaved people afterward.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis