noble

Example Sentences

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Because the nanodots are made from a widely used metal oxide rather than costly or toxic noble metals such as gold or silver, they may also be more affordable and safer to manufacture.

From Science Daily

I longed to experience the life of a soldier—to experience the noble mission of Union volunteers who fought for freedom and the heroic deeds they performed.

From The Wall Street Journal

You are not being noble or righteous by slowing other people down, you’re creating danger.

From Los Angeles Times

Not so if you confess to streaming military thrillers while other, nobler souls are busy contemplating peace on earth.

From The Wall Street Journal

That’s because it includes a spectrum of voices from across our culture – nobles and villagers, Black and Indigenous figures, women, British loyalists, philosophers and soldiers among them.

From Salon