as in honorably
in a manner befitting a person of the highest character and ideals civil rights activists nobly striving for justice and equality
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Recent Examples of nobly Though not a direct spin-off, The Pitt inherited ER’s gritty realism, inclusion of real-world social issues, and portrayal of frontline health care workers as heroic, if flawed, people who nobly fight to save their patients amid chaotic circumstances. —
Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Apr. 2026 Will studios abandon new work for memeslop or nobly resist a descent into IP-management nothingness? —Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026 Farahani is nobly resilient as the endlessly compassionate doctor, mother and sister. —Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026 While many elements of the story are autobiographical, there are significant differences, the most important being that his protagonist, Seita, was an idealized character who acted far more nobly and cared much better for his little sister than Nosaka himself had been capable of. —Ginny Tapley Takemori september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025 Where else must a soprano nobly compete with police sirens zooming down Lake Shore Drive? —Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Apr. 2026 Will studios abandon new work for memeslop or nobly resist a descent into IP-management nothingness? —Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026 Farahani is nobly resilient as the endlessly compassionate doctor, mother and sister. —Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026 While many elements of the story are autobiographical, there are significant differences, the most important being that his protagonist, Seita, was an idealized character who acted far more nobly and cared much better for his little sister than Nosaka himself had been capable of. —Ginny Tapley Takemori september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025 Where else must a soprano nobly compete with police sirens zooming down Lake Shore Drive? —Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
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After nearly four years of service, Wade was honorably discharged in 1987 under an early transfer program that was part of a military reduction in force enacted that year.— Andy Rose, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
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These fine people served their country honorably.— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
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Hero principal takes down gunman at Oklahoma high schoolSurveillance video shows the moment the principal at an Oklahoma high school heroically takes down a gunman who had entered the school.— Nic Uff, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
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Once in a rare while, a person who was once heroically famous is demoted to infamous, and his statues disappear.— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
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