Sentence examples for virtue over from inspiring English sources
The phrase "virtue over" is not a standard expression in written English and may require additional context to be clear.
It could be used in discussions about prioritizing moral values or ethical principles above other considerations. Example: "In our decision-making process, we must always choose virtue over convenience."
Would you pursue virtue over material wealth?
"Say it ain't so, Joe," is the eternal reassertion of virtue over venality.
Baroque Rome, the creation of Sixtus V, is the Church Triumphant, the victory of virtue over sin.
Haven't most of us been reared to value character over skin color, virtue over physical beauty, the victory of will and perseverance over anatomical difficulty?
In favoring her image over the gnarlier ground of her ideas, Elmendorf champions one standard of public-service virtue over another — an inherently political choice.
The controlling idea behind Goold's production is that this is as much a play about the triumph of sanity over madness as of virtue over vengeance.
While the novel makes a virtue of over-the-top melodrama and grand guignol, it never quite balances it with any serious probing into the inner lives of its characters.
"The Newsroom" is still righteous and romantic, but the characters now compete less over virtue than over virtuosity.
More importantly, they are demanding transparency and honesty from a national government that has offered far too little of these virtues over the past half century.
For all the curriculum's proven virtues over the last two decades, the place of history within it has drawn criticisms in recent years from across the historical community.
One could be balancing between one of the seven deadly sins and one of the virtues, over the tender heart of one's mother, or over nothingness on a wire strung between being and existence, or over the Pacific Ocean suspended between a Chinese birthplace and a new home in Hartford".
