Sentence examples for on general principle from inspiring English sources

He objects on general principle to "verbal vomiting," as former Patriots safety Lawyer Milloy says.

And over and over, he did it his way, ignoring convention and expectation on general principle.

And, on general principle: Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking Glass," Joseph Heller's "Catch-22" and Dante's "Divine Comedy".

In effect, what Donald Trump said about the border and immigration was wrong because he labeled immigrants as felons, rather than wanting to lock them out on general principle.

"I feel ambivalent about this evolution, but between reviewing, blurbing occasionally, and keeping up with what's out there on general principle I don't often get around to touching base with the literary canon.

When Roland Martin posed this question to me on TVOne's NewsOneNow Show, I initially agreed with fellow guest Dr Avis Jones-DeWeever, former executive director of the National Council of Negro Women, that such an appointment was due – on general principle but also in recognition of our loyal voting bloc.

Presumably one needs the ability to reflect on general principles of action, surely a subtle rational power, as well as the reasoning required to apply such reflection to the facts observed.

This is a ginger pill, which is on general principles.

On general principles we think it a mistake for dictators to write anything at all.

An agreement on general principles of international conduct made up the third section.

(Ducking would have been better on general principles, although at double-dummy it did not matter).