noble sentiment

collocation in English

meaningsofnobleandsentiment

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noble
adjective
uk
/ˈnəʊ.bəl/us
/ˈnoʊ.bəl/
moral in an honest, brave, and ...
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sentiment
noun
uk
/ˈsen.tɪ.mənt/us
/ˈsen.t̬ə.mənt/
formal
a thought, opinion, or idea based on a feeling about a situation, or a way of thinking ...
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(Definition ofnobleandsentimentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It would be difficult for people to declaim against such anoblesentiment.
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That was anoblesentiment, but it did not wash at home.
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Recently, he said that he was in favour of wives being treated properly, which, in a bachelor, is anoblesentiment.
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Of course, kindness is a noble motive, anoblesentiment.
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That is a verynoblesentiment, but bring it down to practice.
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That is a verynoblesentiment.
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That is an excellent andnoblesentimentbut, unfortunately, the system no longer achieves its basic objective despite being the most generous system of legal aid in the western world.
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That is not only anoblesentiment.
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Behind these noble sentiments, the aim is to provide industrial groups and capitalist businesses with a workforce that is trained according to their needs.
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With the other noble sentiments contained in that declaration we are all agreed.
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Those were noble sentiments and we agree with them.
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To-day we see how these noble sentiments are translated into action.
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Can we have more noble sentiments than these?
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One may so easily utter noble sentiments at the cost of somebody else.
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But it is in part a criticism of the speed they have chosen to put those honourable and noble sentiments into operation.
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I am attracted by the high spirit, the noble sentiments the perfectly genuine and most admirable ideal that many of them hold up before us.
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The high-flown phrases and noble sentiments about the importance of small businesses at least have the merit of being right.
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I certainly do not disagree with those noble sentiments.
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Those are noble sentiments, and they are rather well-drafted.
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I do not think we should be too slavish about tradition, the grand inheritance and other things which are noble sentiments.
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