saintly
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But despite mom’s self-serving machinations and to her infinite surprise, Mary, saintly and wise, starts to prove herself irresistible to men.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
The Independent notes that he was seen as a "saintly" and "ecclesiastical" figure on Fleet Street.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2025
Or as close to saintly as anything involving tar sands can get.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2025
Similarly, after Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, the “Notorious RBG” meme ecosystem instantly expanded to include digital portraits and merchandise that cast her as a saintly defender of justice.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2025
"What do you know, honest Josie-Jo on the Supreme Court. She was a smart kid, too, but she never once beat me at chess. Tell me about the others, Turtle. How's poor, saintly Crow?"
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
They care about telling themselves that their profession is saintlier than it is, and they’re superior to the reformed liar who wants to work with them.
From Slate ● Jan. 28, 2014
The modern woman of the advanced type refuses to be longer regarded as a gentler and saintlier type of humanity, who must be petted, reverenced, and protected.
From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 5 July 1906 by Various
Nothing could be whiter; nothing could be purer; nothing could be saintlier of aspect.
From What Is Man? and Other Essays by Mark Twain
He doesn't mind making people unhappy, because the more they're repressed, the saintlier they'll be.
From Saint's Progress by John Galsworthy
You will read for yourself, by and by, many others: stories of older Saints, and perhaps of brighter Saints, or it may be even of saintlier Saints than these.
From A Book of Quaker Saints by L. V. (Lucy Violet) Hodgkin
Yet, before turning the relic over to the police, Brand said he was on his saintliest behavior.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 21, 2022
Moreover, in all but the saintliest circles, forgiveness may be a luxury that depends upon a certain surrounding stability.
From Time Magazine Archive
I regarded his Ecclesiastical Polity as one of the richest, sweetest, wisest, saintliest books under heaven.
From Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story by Joseph Barker
Her name was Flora Martin, Brother Matthias says, and she was one of the saintliest women he ever seen.
From The Soldier of the Valley by Nelson Lloyd
That woman was the saintliest thing that ever breathed.
From The Crux by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
