How to Use principled in a Sentence

principled

adjective
  • She took a principled stand on funding public education.
  • That’s the noble and righteous and the principled path sports should walk.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
  • You can be principled and civil.
    — Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Their four lonely votes against the bill were portrayed as a principled stand, with more to come.
    — Lisa Mascaro, chicagotribune.com, 10 July 2019
  • He was raised to be humble, so he's reserved, and principled.
    — Simon Abrams, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2017
  • And then there are different kind of more principled views.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Just one has thrown all of that away to do what was unpopular but principled.
    — The Economist, 26 Oct. 2017
  • And principled leaders who are ready to receive the ball and do something about it.
    — CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025
  • There are very few super principled people who are willing to do the right thing at great cost.
    — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Young is well-known for taking a principled approach to his music.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Thank you for running a principled race & for getting in the arena.
    — Tom Benning, Dallas News, 2 Jan. 2020
  • But like the principled chief before him, Cobb refused to sell.
    — Michael Lapointe, The Atlantic, 11 May 2018
  • Change will come through principled engagement—not through storming out of the room.
    — Erika Guevara-Rosas, Time, 20 June 2018
  • Our purpose is to join in creating a just and principled nation and world.
    — Washington Examiner, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Not everyone can afford to take a principled stand.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 4 May 2026
  • Anne was a principled young women who loved her friends, and her school work, and of course Gilbert Blythe.
    — Joanna Robinson, VanityFair.com, 10 May 2017
  • Colleagues on both sides of the aisle described him as principled and didactic.
    — Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Even my reluctant boss caved on her principled stand; our entire team became close and remains so to this day.
    — Megan Greenwell, Wired, 16 June 2021
  • The principled stand drew some plaudits, but also plenty of complaints.
    — Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com, 19 Mar. 2018
  • The Senate should confirm him because there is no principled reason to vote no.
    — David C. Frederick, Twin Cities, 12 Mar. 2017
  • Along the way, the hard-nosed and principled leader was also a minor league manager, scout and bullpen coach.
    — Paul McCardell, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Along the way, the hard-nosed and principled leader was also a minor league manager, scout and bullpen coach.
    — Paul McCardell, Baltimore Sun, 31 Jan. 2024
  • But the tech firms can afford to take such a principled stand because they are shut out of China's mainland.
    — Grady McGregor, Fortune, 9 July 2020
  • But Tobin is too principled to make an infomercial.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Underneath the dry wit is a deep longing to believe in something principled.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 May 2026
  • Our answer must be organized, principled, and loud.
    — Essence, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The only principled response is to treat it as the couple’s joint decision.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The time has come for a principled stand against this adorable scourge, before some reckless studio madman greenlights a spinoff.
    — Charles Bramesco, Esquire, 8 May 2017
  • Which struck me as odd because why take a principled stand to publish something that wasn’t even memorable enough to stick in my brain?
    — Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • An inspiring account of how and why to live a principled life, spiced with Pan-Asian recipes.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2024

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