principled
Example Sentences
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“We want to express how sorry we are that these principled, fair and honest journalists were treated so shabbily, with such indecency,” they wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
The Northamptonshire politician said it had been a "pleasure" to work with Streeting, who "never shies away from the right principled decision, even in difficult times".
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Overcoming years of principled resistance to monitoring my absence of well-being didn’t even require lifting a finger.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
For a while, they thought he was principled if misguided, and not the best at explaining himself.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
It seemed only natural to him that such a place would have formed his principled fiancée, who always strove for perfection, and he gladly followed her back to Shaker Heights after graduation.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
Vocabulary lists containing principled
President Trump's Second State of the Union Address (2019)
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They Called Us Enemy
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Obama's State of the Union Address, 2014
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