- plural of tenet.
tenets
Example Sentences
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But I think about two core tenets of my faith.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
In the basement of St. Boniface Church in Anaheim on weekday afternoons and weekend mornings in the mid-1990s, my sister, about 20 other teenagers and I learned about the tenets of our faith.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
What we need to retrieve is the three great ideals, the basic tenets of human beings, like great politics, great family and religion or spirituality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
It added that her actions "were a serious departure from the standards expected from a registered nurse" while she "breached fundamental tenets of the profession".
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
“Bide your time,” she says, one of the tenets of defense we’ve learned at Miss Preston’s.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
