moral code

Example Sentences

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for a soft approach on those defying the country’s moral code for now.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

Spain's moral code still confuses composure with virtue.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

A trickster genius with a mean moral code, Moretti turns out to be the music world’s Willy Wonka, complete with a mysterious throng of live-in devotees carrying out his revenge.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2025

“It doesn’t preach a certain religion, but it definitely shows what a moral code we all should live by is.”

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024

Africa has slipped the floor out from under my righteous house, my Adah moral code.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver