noblesse
Example Sentences
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Mr. Broderick, himself a sometime movie star, brings a slyly funny air of noblesse oblige that dovetails amusingly with Jay’s pompous, blinkered dimness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
When Pritzker finds himself explaining why he does what he does, he often falls back on the vague language of noblesse oblige—that “we” have a responsibility to “lift up” or “stand up” for “the vulnerable.”
From Slate • Sep. 18, 2025
Today, Beek and his family run it out of a sense of noblesse oblige.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2023
Admitting the fact of noblesse might help encourage the ideal of oblige.
From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2021
In history class, when young Elena had learned the term noblesse oblige, she’d understood it at once.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
