The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man. From LearnThat.org. [Charles Darwin (1809-1882), English naturalist, proposed theory of natural evolution.]
A noble spirit. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Of noble birth. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A noble gas such as helium or neon. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
That's what he called our noble race -- supermonkeys!. From Wordnik.com. [Ma Pettengill] Reference
That's what you call the noble guardians on your side; the other guy's dishonest advocates are "pressure groups.". From Wordnik.com. [CAMERA Snapshots] Reference
"He is probably running after those abominable dogs in pursuit of the feeble fox -- what they call the noble sport.". From Wordnik.com. [Don Orsino] Reference
The city of San Francisco was on a mission to get rid of panhandlers coming up with what it calls a noble way to do it. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 29, 2008] Reference
"Yes, sir, you're what I call noble, not to pay any attention to the boasts my brother is making of how he has backed you down.". From Wordnik.com. [The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul] Reference
That nobles born of nobles shall excel in noble deed. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
Why else did he title his noble, last sculpture Zimzum?. From Wordnik.com. [Kabbalah Anyone?] Reference
"What do you call a noble character, my dear young lady?". From Wordnik.com. [Agatha's Husband A Novel] Reference
Soberness and sense, indeed, resulting in noble simplicity. From Wordnik.com. [Noble Simplicity and the Liturgiologist Edmund Bishop] Reference
His face was handsome, his expression noble, and he was very tall. From Wordnik.com. [The Happy Days of the Empress Marie Louise] Reference
Madame Dubarry but imitated her predecessor when she called a noble duke. From Wordnik.com. [International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850] Reference
Wine people often use the word noble: noble grapes, noble regions, noble rot. From Wordnik.com. [Augieland:] Reference
Jonetta Rose Barras: Write-in-ers are acting in "noble tradition" (JRBarras. com). From Wordnik.com. [DeMorning DeBonis: Oct. 29, 2010] Reference
"Fetch the police!" cried the Pig-man in noble tones, and H.O. started running to do it. From Wordnik.com. [The Wouldbegoods] Reference
Trillian Albright - 1 term noble (dilettante), 3 terms entertainer (journalist), 1 term scout. From Wordnik.com. [theRPGSite] Reference
Why, you may ask, do they call the noble Chondrochladia lampadiglobus a Ping Pong Tree Sponge?. From Wordnik.com. [Rambles at starchamber.com » Blog Archive » Creatures from the Deep] Reference
Had he the virtues and the high qualities which imagination is so apt to attach to the word noble?. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Hugh Trevor] Reference
But if America is obsessed with Number One, we do expect our champions to possess certain noble characteristics. From Wordnik.com. [After Promotional Circus, Will Miami Pack The Heat?] Reference
Doubtless it had rusted in noble blood, had washed out more than one affront, punished more than one insolent knave. From Wordnik.com. [Indiana] Reference
He calls it the next stage in our evolution of the species, when we try to invest in what he calls noble stocks, noble profits. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 9, 2009] Reference
This I call a noble true purpose; is it not, In its own dialect, the noblest that could enter into the heart of Statesman or man?. From Wordnik.com. [Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History] Reference
It appeals to that part of human nature that we call noble — in contrast to force, which appeals to that which we call crass. From Wordnik.com. [The Reasons for America's Aversion to Diplomacy] Reference
Was it worth while, in short, noble Porthos, to heap so much gold, and not have even the distich of a poor poet engraven upon thy monument?. From Wordnik.com. [The Man in the Iron Mask] Reference
Was it worth while, in short, noble Porthos, to heap so much gold, and not have even the distich of a poor poet engraven upon thy monument!. From Wordnik.com. [The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After"] Reference
"You will not think me incapable of what we call noble thought and feeling?. From Wordnik.com. [The Unclassed] Reference
There are some occupations not so noble, that is all. From Wordnik.com. [Lying Prophets] Reference
This has been called a noble, tender, an heroic, song of loss. From Wordnik.com. [Browning's Heroines] Reference
Indeed, it contains as large a percentage of alcohol as the so-called noble. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken] Reference
'I hope not,' said Isabel, 'I could almost call their noble poverty a sacred thing. From Wordnik.com. [Dynevor Terrace: or, the clue of life — Volume 1] Reference
They aim at building up a character which can be called noble, or at least virtuous. From Wordnik.com. [Our Master Thoughts for Salvationists about Their Lord] Reference
The highest form of the ideal finds its embodiment in what are called noble characters. From Wordnik.com. [Christianity and Ethics A Handbook of Christian Ethics] Reference
In time, however, a rake came to be known as a noble sophisticate who drinks liberally. From Wordnik.com. [Shaister Miester Do Da] Reference
Do you think I will tamely permit you to call my noble father little better than a fool?. From Wordnik.com. [An Original Belle] Reference
And that just, you know, kind of deflated the whole idea of this so-called noble enterprise. From Wordnik.com. [cab drollery] Reference
The so called noble idea was that home ownership should be expanded from 60% to at least 70%. From Wordnik.com. [Gamecock - A Townhall.com user blog] Reference
Generosity, magnanimity, heroism, and so on -- those are the things we call noble, my dear. ". From Wordnik.com. [Erema — My Father's Sin] Reference
"For shame, John! you shall not call my noble Henry such names: of course papa has heard all.". From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Prose Works of Martin Farquhar Tupper] Reference
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