nobler

Example Sentences

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The nobler the cause, the nastier the graft.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

The earliest on the program, “Jefferson and Liberty” from 1800, included the verse: “Here strangers from thousand shores/Compell’d by tyranny to roam;/Shall find, amidst abundant stores,/A nobler and a happier home.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2024

It’s ridiculous how entertaining “Air” is given that it’s about shoes, even if it works overtime to persuade you that it’s also about other, nobler truths, too.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2023

"Black Panther" tailored the MCU format to suit a nobler purpose, enabling the story to double as a statement about history, colonialism, and legacy.

From Salon • Jul. 15, 2022

Somewhere along the way she'd got the idea that broke people led richer lives than everybody else, that they were nobler or more intelligent.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris