Sentence examples for almost a virtue from inspiring English sources

As the years passed, it seemed to take on the quality of a huge piece of minimalist sculpture, and its dullness was almost a virtue.

Busyness has become almost a virtue in our culture.

They almost make a virtue of their fallibility.

Mr. Zucker almost makes a virtue of the non sequitur.

Plus, some US papers almost make a virtue of 'Ordinary Jo/Joe' obituaries.

In debates, Lula has managed to make the PT's serial scandals sound almost like a virtue.

Though Mr. Cavett can sing beautifully, he wisely approaches his songs in a talk-singing style that almost makes a virtue of their weak melodies.

I was brought up to see conspicuous consumption as a negative thing, and it's been strange to watch it evolve over the past three decades into something viewed almost as a virtue, a good in itself.

Unlike courage, it is almost an invisible virtue, which is far more likely to be missed than noticed.

Cameron is likely in his speech almost to make a virtue of the failure of his policy to argue that extraordinary counter measures are now required to give a clear right for EU nation states to decide whether and when EU migrants should be allowed to be paid in-work tax credits.

This is about loyalty," a virtue that Hill is said to prize almost above all others.