nobility
Example Sentences
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Ms. Allen concedes their regionalism but argues that they were wiser for understanding that a “provincial backwater offers as full a panoply of human folly, nobility, tragedy, and absurdity as any great metropolis.”
Ample opportunity exists for anybody to advance in this feudal system, provided that person can impress the right nobility.
From Salon
Because of its complex and expensive preparation, the naan became a luxury food item enjoyed largely by the nobility.
From BBC
“I believe deeply in the nobility of your work, in what you do every day to keep this city safe, in your commitment, and in your sacrifice,” she wrote.
As does the Constitution, which forbids the federal government and the states from granting any “title of nobility.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
