moral rectitude
Example Sentences
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It was superb theatre, with the added benefit of moral rectitude.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2023
But before she got to that bit of moral rectitude, she offered a few rhetorical flourishes to drive home the positively sickening greed at the heart of the alleged crimes.
From Slate • Sep. 21, 2022
Tutu, a Nobel Peace prize winner widely revered across racial and cultural divides in South Africa for his moral rectitude and principled fight against white-minority rule, died on Sunday aged 90.
From Reuters • Dec. 30, 2021
Dr. Coburn sought to establish himself in Washington as a voice of moral rectitude.
From Washington Post • Mar. 28, 2020
The act of wandering; deviation, especially from truth or moral rectitude, from the natural state, or from a type.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
