Sentence examples for at virtue from inspiring English sources

What next, then, if even her attempt at virtue had failed?

Guitry, a legendary theatrical wit, rapidly swings his cast of provincial characters between delicious cunning and delightful obliviousness, with only a passing glance at virtue.

Never mind that after Wilde's death, Douglas denounced the playwright as "the agent of the devil" whose "whole object in life was to attack and to sneer at virtue, and to undermine it in every way by every possible means".

Mr. Baim said that while agencies typically circulate a client brief to a few copywriters and an art director to generate advertising concepts, at Virtue, he confers with any number of Vice's 480 international employees, most on the content rather than the business side.

Vice is nipping at virtue's heels.

Upon entering the front door at Virtue, you'll question whether you've arrived at a pot shop or a crystal gallery.

Rieff wonders at the virtue of a commemoration that "at best is a consolation and an ego boost, at worst a wallowing … in past triumphs, injuries and traumas".

Shall we aim at happiness or at knowledge, virtue, or the creation of beautiful objects?

It is less good at ensuring virtue or stability; failure is an inherent part.

Thus Plato, for example, offers a model curriculum in his dialogue, Republic, aimed at developing virtue in rulers.

Each murder chips away at the virtue of our humanity.