moral fiber
Example Sentences
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Remember, when she was inaugurated a couple of months before hiring Bohn, her mission was to fix the deep holes in USC’s moral fiber.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2023
A U.S. military jury condemned his treatment as “a stain on the moral fiber of America.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 9, 2022
The jurors called Khan's treatment "an affront to... the concept of justice" and "a stain on the moral fiber of America."
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2022
Seven senior US officers serving on a military jury have rebuked the alleged CIA torture of a prisoner as "a stain on the moral fiber of America".
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2021
She still admired him, his moral fiber, his life of clean lines, but now it was admiration for a person separate from her, a person far away And her body had changed.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
