Noble in example sentence

And I, cast down to the humblest rank by a stepmotherly Providence, I, whom Providence has endowed with a noble heart and not a thousand francs of income, that is to say not enough for my daily bread, _literally speaking, not enough for my daily bread_; am I to refuse a pleasure that is offered me?

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I wrote about Emily Apt who initially became a caseworker in the welfare system because she decided that was the most noble thing she could do, but quickly learned, not only did she not like it, but she wasn't really good at it.

And I said, "Well it's odd that you've learned of this as a noble kind of pursuit, but yeah, I know those guys."

One great challenge of modern life is to find the staircase amid all the clutter and then to do something good and noble once you climb to the top.

But if you can't win, then you should fight for a noble cause, because then you'll be remembered.

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