saintliness

Example Sentences

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Kelly's reputation never approximated such saintliness, but he's still the man whose biggest hit "I Believe I Can Fly" was played and sung in church services and graduation ceremonies for years.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2023

Her proposals for internationally overseen mass migrations and grand-scale geoengineering require faith in widespread saintliness and wisdom that humankind has yet to show.

From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2022

Its villains are fashionable and fun and given humanizing moments, its heroes are flawed—with the exception of Blanca, played by MJ Rodriguez, whose saintliness is at least pointed out and poked fun at.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2021

Distrusted by the very community he hopes to serve, Logan epitomizes the tragic hero; yet Boyega never allows him to congeal into saintliness.

From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2020

And if ever my faith in the essential saintliness of humans becomes tattered, I shall think of that evil-looking man.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck