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How to use the word principled in a Sentence?

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Matthew’s confirmation is a major win for religious-freedom practitioners, proving that a principled attorney may zealously advocate for the rights of religious minorities, conscientious objectors, and faith-based ministries without forfeiting the opportunity to serve on the bench.

First Liberty Institute

Found on CNN
1 year ago

There's just no doubt that those who are in position to lead, people who will be evaluating their leadership, and there's no doubt, in these primaries where you're trying to get principled conservatives, you're splitting hairs to say,' I went further to protect the sanctity of life.'.

Bob Vander Plaats

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We want to compete. We want to compete for users ; we want to compete for publishers, i want us to approach this in a principled way where we are building our platforms, our technology, such that we are on the right side of history.

Satya Nadella

Found on CNN
2 years ago

She’s a principled conservative who is interested in solving problems and empowering parents and making sure schools are accountable and transparent and promoting rigor, i don’t think this is something that given her druthers she would prefer to focus on, but she refuses to bullied.

Frederick Hess

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I don’t think there’s any line that could be more principled than viability.

Elizabeth Prelogar

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

They are both principled and will be fair to all parties.

Eric Bland and Ronnie Richter

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

You can have one election official, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's going to corrupt your entire state's process, you still have governors who are responsible to the people. You still have legislators who are responsible to the states that they serve, the districts they serve. It's incumbent upon all of us to make sure again our systems are sound and the people that have oversight of those systems are good, honest and fair and principled people.

Lisa Murkowski

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The Marines have fast-tracked him in his career. Until 30 days ago, he was a hero to the leadership of the Marine Corps. On August 26th, when 13 of our servicemen died in the Kabul Airport, something inside of our son snapped. He was angry. He is principled – he is a very courageous and principled man – but when that happened, he had to go and ask his leaders for accountability. He had many active duty Marines and veterans were asking is it worth it.

Scheller Sr.

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's gone from a principled conservative traditional Sun Belt Republican to somebody that's trying to out-DeSantis Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, while Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis seems to be going out of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis way to out-Trump Trump.

Matthew Dowd

Found on CNN
2 years ago

So that's going to be the contest. Do the people of the state of Alabama want a principled conservative and are they going to be able to figure out who that principled conservative is as opposed to who the pretender is?

Mo Brooks

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

People are going to judge me how they’re going to judge me, i did what I felt was right. I followed my conscience and made what I thought was a principled decision.

Supervisor Patrick Kennedy

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Iserved for nearly 34 years as a commissioned officer and I believe that the country is in need of principled, moral and ethical leadership. I'm looking to bring that as a conservative constitutionalist and I say that the road to 51 leads through Arizona.

Michael McGuire

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The CPSC took a strong and principled stance for safety, and clearly that's what made Peloton come to the table and agree to offer a full refund, the CPSC shouldn't have required so much time and effort to get this product recalled.

William Wallace

Found on CNN
2 years ago

All people work for money. Principled people work for life.

Clifford V. Villalon

added by anonymous
3 years ago

On behalf of the entire Merck board, I thank Ken for Kenneth Frazier strong and highly principled leadership and Kenneth Frazier commitment to the company's core values of scientific excellence, business integrity, patient focus and respect for all people.

Les Brun

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I regret to say for 45 Republican senators to vote for a spurious constitutional objection to the coming impeachment trial was deeply, deeply irresponsible, only five Republican senators are willing to take a principled stand against this reckless and ill-advised effort by members of this body who are eager to excuse President Trump's campaign to overturn the election, and apparently, to excuse President Trump incitement to the mob that every one of us experienced in this Capitol.

Chuck Schumer

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The federal government must be required to follow the law in setting any execution date, as the district court correctly held... Given everything we know about Lisa Montgomery's mental illness, Lisa Montgomery lifetime of horrific torture and trauma, and the many people in positions of authority who could have intervened to save Lisa Montgomery but never did, there can be no principled reason to carry out Lisa Montgomery execution, the government should stop its relentless efforts to end her life.

Meaghan VerGow

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Every member has their own calculus and certainly some of them are taking a principled position, regardless of the politics, but for the vast majority of Republican members, the lesson of the last two years is don't comment on Trump's tweets because they have a short shelf life, but the damage you can do to yourself can be permanent.

Alex Conant

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

From a principled, moral position, she is making a mistake, if she believes, as I do, that there is impeachable conduct ... Then she should say so.

Justin Amash

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

We made a principled decision that we're not going to withhold technology from institutions that we have elected in democracies to protect the freedoms we enjoy, we were very transparent about that decision and we'll continue to have that dialogue [ with employees ].

The CEO

Found on CNN
5 years ago

A principled stand, however, often requires a pragmatic outlook in order to meet with success. I look forward to new beginnings in the 116th Congress, where with leadership's help, I will continue to advocate for these changes so that this body can better fulfill its constitutional roles.

Congressman Higgins

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Chief Justice Roberts is a principled, independent and inspiring leader for the American judiciary, as a country, we are fortunate to have John Roberts as chief justice of the United States.

Brett Kavanaugh

Found on CNN
5 years ago

They are willing to go to jail not to testify against their son, they believe in America. That is a core value of the religious principled, patriotic segment of the population. We will not testify against their son. This goes back to the early days of the Bible.

Ralph Fernandez

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

He is as open-minded as possible for a principled person to be, he is the steadiest imaginable hand at the tiller that I can think of.

Richard Seymour

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

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