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

It would perhaps be unfair to divulge what follows: enough that, thanks to the play's noble-minded finale, history�unlike parts of Anastasia�calls for no rewriting.

From Time Magazine Archive

You are a good child, Susan," and the deacon looked very kind when he told her so, "and you are a courageous, noble-minded girl.

From Mind Amongst the Spindles by Various