virtue
Example Sentences
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In Ancient Egypt, pharaohs and noblewomen wore embellished braided wigs to show power, and in the Middle Ages, women's long hair became associated with femininity and virtue.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
For a culture that often mistakes labor for virtue, the ranch packet offers a useful reminder: flavor doesn’t care how hard you worked for it.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
Unless it’s Team A, by virtue of selecting first using Team B’s pick the previous season, that is eligible to pick first in consecutive seasons.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
Current and former officials hail the government’s steady approach, saying Kuwait isn’t trying to emulate others and learned from the 1990 war that caution is a virtue.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
A more general and surely less parochial view was that his face had been just barely saved from too-handsomeness, not to say gorgeousness, by virtue of one ear’s protruding slightly more than the other.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
Vocabulary lists containing virtue
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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"The Monkey's Paw," Vocabulary from the short story
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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