virtuously
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One could preen virtuously after trundling to a local boutique instead of ordering from a faraway online behemoth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
"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
The more we begin to understand the “human dance,” the more we grasp how we relate to one another and how social roles and relationships must be accounted for to act virtuously.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
So they liked—or at least virtuously told experimenters they liked—having a robot prod them to do so.
From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2021
“I never trusted Angelica, not from the beginning,” Lyra said virtuously.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
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