noble-minded

Example Sentences

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The idea is regulations are often supported by a surprising alliance of noble-minded moralists and profit-driven cynics.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2019

As an interpreter, Mørk avoided the noble-minded protocol—the high-school-graduation tread—that is too common in Elgar.

From The New Yorker • May 30, 2016

Peter Auty's José is initially defined as the noble-minded nice guy who is ostensibly different from the rest until, of course, we gradually become aware of the demons of instability and obsession that drive him.

From The Guardian • Jan. 18, 2011

The noble-minded Nathan rids the hot-tempered Crusader of his intolerance, the keen-witted Saladin of his doubts.

From Time Magazine Archive

The death of Napoleon was followed by the persecutions of an innocent and noble-minded WOMAN,—"the injured Queen of England!"

From Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte by Hamilton, Lady Anne