principled

Example Sentences

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The Northamptonshire politician said it had been a "pleasure" to work with Streeting, who "never shies away from the right principled decision, even in difficult times".

From BBC • May 15, 2026

“Jay has this sort of inner strength and principled view of what his duty is,” Christine Lagarde, the European Central Bank president, said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

For a while, they thought he was principled if misguided, and not the best at explaining himself.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

“His willingness to resist short-term pressures in the interest of achieving lasting price stability demonstrated the courage and long-term perspective that define principled public service,” Powell said.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

“I’ve got potatoes and root vegetables in the oven,” he said in a low voice, “for those principled ones among us who don’t particularly feel like eating dead meat.”

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi