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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
ennoble .
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Examples
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And what they went through and what they suffered kind of ennobles us all.
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And what they went through and what they suffered kind of ennobles us all.
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You will discover, if you talk to them skillfully, that they hold that war "ennobles," and that when they say ennobles they mean that it is destructive to the ten thousand things in life that they do not enjoy or understand or tolerate, things that fill them, therefore, with envy and perplexity -- such things as pleasure, beauty, delicacy, leisure.
New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915 April-September, 1915 Various
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Respect for that which is higher is transformative because it instantly ennobles and dignifies our separate personalities.
Andrew Z. Cohen: Spiritual Practice Is Spirit Lived Andrew Z. Cohen 2010
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Respect for that which is higher is transformative because it instantly ennobles and dignifies our separate personalities.
Andrew Z. Cohen: Spiritual Practice Is Spirit Lived Andrew Z. Cohen 2010
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"The author ennobles the old-fashioned art of storytelling," our reviewer wrote, "by showing how the relating of a tale can itself foster a spirit of fellowship."
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Thus, staying present in the interim time also enables and ennobles me to discern when to do something, when to move into action for change from a place of presence and choice, rather than out of resistance or fear.
Miriam Mason Martineau: For the Interim Time... Miriam Mason Martineau 2012
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What ennobles you and makes you feel that only you know how to drive is the beeping horn, the finger thrust out the window, and the yelled expletive.
Lennard Davis: The Politics of Anger Lennard Davis 2010
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Thus, staying present in the interim time also enables and ennobles me to discern when to do something, when to move into action for change from a place of presence and choice, rather than out of resistance or fear.
Miriam Mason Martineau: For the Interim Time... Miriam Mason Martineau 2012
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The author ennobles the old-fashioned art of storytelling by showing how the relating of a tale can itself foster a spirit of fellowship.
Going to Sea Once More Sam Sacks 2011
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