selflessness
Example Sentences
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When the Dodgers visited the White House last year, Clayton Kershaw delivered a short but moving speech about the “selflessness and humility” that built a foundation for a championship.
From Los Angeles Times
It can encompass steadfastness in the face of adversity, selflessness, self-sacrifice, honesty and integrity in one’s dealings with others.
From Los Angeles Times
Mixing American history with wild fabulation, and parental grief with Buddhist spirituality, the book’s weirdness and originality helped smuggle through its schmaltzy moralizing about selflessness and empathy.
“The story of this game was really our depth and our selflessness,” Close said.
From Los Angeles Times
"Our lifeguards show selflessness every day in keeping our world-famous beaches safe for surfers and swimmers, but what we saw on Sunday night should be commended and celebrated," he said.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
