morally

Example Sentences

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Thoreau believed slavery was morally reprehensible, and refused to pay a poll tax supporting the government that allowed it.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Sir Adrian said if his parents had done "what they morally ought to have done" and reported the suspicious behaviour he had displayed, he would not have been free on the day of the attack.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The Army itself advises soldiers to “maintain the high ground,” and research shows that rapid-fire calls made under pressure by the morally immature lead to disaster.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

Most grew up in religious or at least morally serious families.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

We, sitting in our rows, eyes down, we make her salivate morally.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood