noble

To stand for public office and to lead a public life is a noble calling and don't underestimate the courage it takes to hold, in public, views that divide.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

The intentions are noble and the themes are handled with admirable complexity, but the writing is sluggish.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

Retiring at 60 is noble, but your Medicare does not kick in until you are 65.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026

Such a noble flavor combo deserved permanent shelf space.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

It is a most noble ruin, of immense size, and full of beautiful and romantic bits; there is a legend that a white lady is seen in one of the windows.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

English lands were handed over the Norman nobles.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

In the Middle Ages, William the Conqueror took control of England's land and granted parts of it to loyal nobles, who leased it to others for a fixed term.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

Peasants burned châteaux and records of the dues they owed local nobles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

Any marriage “choice” between nobles is an illusion.

From Salon ● Nov. 17, 2024

True, the crowds were not as wealthy as those at the Horse and Four, but they appreciated me in a way the nobles never had.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

That coaster originally came with a nobler purpose, which is why I keep it handy and in plain sight as a prod to my own civic conscience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026

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

The writers could have employed Peters similarly in "Monster," for the nobler reason of ceding more space to people Dahmer's shadow obscured.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2022

The Shaper remains, though now there are nobler courts where he might sing.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

Gold is famously known as the noblest of all metals because it has little or no reaction when encountering other substances; a property that makes it perfect for wedding rings and coins.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2024

The Chinese philosopher Confucius reputedly said, “By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.”

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2023

We must face up to the ugliest aspects of our history and also to its noblest and most inspiring words and deeds.

From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2023

At the movies, the machines absorb and emulate the noblest of human attributes: intelligence, compassion, loyalty, ardor.

From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2023

But before any decisive combat had taken place, a youth in Thebes not yet grown to manhood had died for his country and in his death had shown himself the noblest of all.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton