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

There’s also a big difference between what we virtuously say we want and what we actually buy, let alone consume.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2021

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

From Washington Post • Mar. 20, 2021

They worked hard and virtuously, their labor coated over with gauzy populism, their inner selves invested with a capitalist spirituality.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2018

“Are you crazy?” she scolded virtuously, shaking an indignant finger in front of his eyes.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller