sanctity
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“Ladies Room” was a zippy ode to the sanctity of a room of one’s own; “Time” promised that “It’s up to me to spend my time / I gave you yours, so give me mine.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Now rulings by courts, the provincial government and Ottawa may undermine the sanctity of their contracts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
"In our eyes, the sanctity of life comes before the commitment to return the remains of a fighter for burial."
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
Investors would focus intently on terms related to contract sanctity and stability, as well as access to international arbitration.
From Barron's ● Dec. 19, 2025
It must be, if only to preserve the sanctity of your mind.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
"The Islamic Republic of Iran does not accept insulting its Islamic, religious, and national sanctities and values in any way," Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani told the French envoy on Wednesday, according to state TV.
From Reuters ● Jan. 4, 2023
“No one would dare to insult Islamic sanctities from now on,” he said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2022
“We believe that sanctities need to be respected,” Zarif said.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 14, 2015
"We believe that sanctities need to be respected," he said before nuclear talks in Geneva with U.S.
From Reuters ● Jan. 14, 2015
However, I shall try to convert myself at least into an army of Goths and Huns, to overcome and destroy our existing sanctities, that the supernal splendours may at length become credible and even visible.
From Notes of a Son and Brother by James, Henry
Vocabulary lists containing sanctity
"Nature" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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