sanctity
Example Sentences
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Defending the sanctity of the system is different from projecting strength as a virtue.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
They are trained to clearly identify themselves, de-escalate tensions, respect the sanctity of life and quickly render aid to anyone they wound.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 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
Purity is usually associated with ideas about cleanliness, sanctity or avoiding contamination – so finding that it is associated with negative views about wealth gives new meaning to the phrase “filthy rich.”
From Salon • Oct. 25, 2025
It reminded me that even the dead possessed HaShem’s sanctity and divine beauty and that no manner of defilement could take that away.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Vocabulary lists containing sanctity
"Nature" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The Handmaid's Tale
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