virtuously

Example Sentences

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"Theological doctrines encouraged aid for the shame-faced poor, who threatened the moral order by showing that you could live virtuously and prosperously but still fall victim to twists of fortune," said Robb.

From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2023

So they liked—or at least virtuously told experimenters they liked—having a robot prod them to do so.

From Slate • Aug. 23, 2021

She invoked the colloquial Chinese expression of “eating bitterness” — the notion of virtuously enduring hardship.

From Washington Post • Mar. 20, 2021

I was done for, gorging on the gratis gum as if I were Melissa McCarthy parodying Sean Spicer, virtuously recycling the plastic empties.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2020

“You could move to Charleston and play up there,” I suggested virtuously.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam