principled
adjective
prin·ci·pled
ˈprin(t)-s(ə-)pəld 
-sə-bəld
: exhibiting, based on, or characterized by principle
—often used in combination
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Examples of principled in a Sentence
She took a principled stand on funding public education.
a high-principled art expert who always told clients what he honestly thought their items were worth
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The administration’s principled pro-democracy stance was undercut somewhat by the fact that the White House was simultaneously planning a presidential trip to Saudi Arabia.
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Joshua Keating, Vox, 20 May 2024
It's got to be a principled line that’s judicially manageable, that the court thinks won't have too many negative downstream consequences.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
One of Newsom’s utilities commissioners took a principled stand Thursday.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
Montgomery Clift plays a principled bugler who suffers abuse for his unwillingness to join the camp’s boxing team, starring opposite Burt Lancaster as a world-weary desk sergeant whose affair with his commanding officer’s wife (Deborah Kerr) threatens to undo his career.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 May 2024
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Joshua Keating, Vox, 20 May 2024
It's got to be a principled line that’s judicially manageable, that the court thinks won't have too many negative downstream consequences.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
One of Newsom’s utilities commissioners took a principled stand Thursday.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
Montgomery Clift plays a principled bugler who suffers abuse for his unwillingness to join the camp’s boxing team, starring opposite Burt Lancaster as a world-weary desk sergeant whose affair with his commanding officer’s wife (Deborah Kerr) threatens to undo his career.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 May 2024
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“Principled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/principled. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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principled
adjective
prin·ci·pled
ˈprin(t)-s(ə-)pəld
-sə-bəld
: based on or marked by principle
high-principled
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