sanctity
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, Sioux City has been dubbed Sewer City for its fixation on the sanctity of its public works.
Such trivial concerns were left to lesser schools, institutions that perhaps couldn’t appreciate the sanctity of a 10-week regular season, the purity of life without football scholarships, or the venerable tradition of Harvard-Yale.
The NRA, the firearms industry and gun enthusiasts remind us repeatedly of the sanctity of the Second Amendment.
From Seattle Times
Buckingham Palace said it was historically regarded "as a moment between the sovereign and God" with the screen there to protect its sanctity.
From Reuters
In some examples, each kanji is placed separately inside a tiny rendering of a pagoda, illustrating the sanctity of every syllable.
From Washington Post
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