virtuous
Example Sentences
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Nevertheless, Cassian prescribed abstinence not as “‘virtuous in itself’ but because of its positive effects on the soul.”
All three stocks could benefit from a virtuous product cycle.
From Barron's
The hope is that by focusing on the number of customers—each one subsidized by shareholders—the companies can create a virtuous circle.
All this contributes to a virtuous circle of innovation and efficiency.
In one trajectory, Helen makes the virtuous decision to avoid eloping with the impatient Jed; she is rewarded for her sacrifice with two decades of spinsterhood—in this universe, a tragic outcome.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
