noble action
Example Sentences
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Knausgaard pushes back against those who believe fiction should only portray noble action and sentiment: the professional takers of offense, the mismanagers of ambiguity.
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2020
Their noble action has struck chords in our hearts which will vibrate forever.
From Time Magazine Archive
No matter," cried Loftus; "he was sufficiently rewarded by the consciousness of having done a noble action.
From Auriol or, The Elixir of Life by Ainsworth, W. Harrison
But the inflated spirit of the times is not capable of noble action.
From The Progressionists, and Angela. by Bolanden, Conrad von
Ignavia is inaptitude for any noble action, and particularly for deeds of valor; timiditas is, under certain circumstances, excusable; ignavia is absolutely blamable.
From Döderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes by Döderlein, Ludwig
