benevolence

Example Sentences

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This is not to say that “Wicked” was some noble emblem of blockbuster benevolence.

From Salon

It analyzes the forces of corruption and moral probity, capitalism and benevolence—all the rich contradictions and absurdities of the world glimpsed in Jane Austen’s novels.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s a kind of moral laundering, where so-called benevolence masks self-interest.

From The Wall Street Journal

Zemeckis’ best picture winner is part of a long Hollywood tradition of looking at bigotry and segregation as all but solved or surmountable due to the grace and benevolence of individual white people.

From Salon

There was a degree of benevolence in that ring.

From BBC