saintlier; saintliest
saintliness
noun
Examples of saintly in a Sentence
a saintly man who devoted his life to caring for the dying
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In Delia’s eyes, Peter is a saintly silver fox, whose fondness for baseball and the great outdoors is only eclipsed by his passion for philosophy and feminism.
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Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
Such saintly behavior aside, one part of Jack that was becoming less sanctified was his body.
—Dan Koeppel, Outside Online, 5 Sep. 2019
Silicon Valley’s saintly elevation of the founder-entrepreneur follows a century of management theory that celebrated such figures for their work ethic and higher purpose.
—Margaret O’Mara, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2022
However, the names of Louisville's saintly neighborhoods can be directly traced back to some of the area's first churches and hospitals, not the holy men themselves.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 18 Apr. 2024
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Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
Such saintly behavior aside, one part of Jack that was becoming less sanctified was his body.
—Dan Koeppel, Outside Online, 5 Sep. 2019
Silicon Valley’s saintly elevation of the founder-entrepreneur follows a century of management theory that celebrated such figures for their work ethic and higher purpose.
—Margaret O’Mara, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2022
However, the names of Louisville's saintly neighborhoods can be directly traced back to some of the area's first churches and hospitals, not the holy men themselves.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 18 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for saintly
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“Saintly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saintly. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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