How to Use moral compass in a Sentence

moral compass

noun
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  • And Carrie’s moral compass was far more aligned with Big’s.
    — Time, 3 Aug. 2023
  • In a combat zone, soldiers see, hear and do things that aren’t aligned with the true north of their moral compass.
    — Ben Kesling, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
  • But in a combat zone, soldiers see, hear and do things that aren’t aligned with the true north of that moral compass.
    — Ben Kesling, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
  • About a guy who doesn’t say much, has a bit of a squint, a questionable moral compass, gets the girl and rides out of town at the end.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 20 Dec. 2023
  • When kids are growing up, their moral compass isn’t formed yet.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Sometimes in books, the characters find their moral compass; in the best books, the reader does, too.
    — David Streitfeld, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Someone to give them a moral compass to sense good and bad directions.
    — Colbert I. King, Washington Post, 14 June 2024
  • We, like so many families, were raised with a sharp moral compass.
    — Justin Elliott, ProPublica, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Gladstone’s father was telling her to stay the course — to stick to her moral compass and understand that what was meant for her would come to her.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Romance, drama, and stakes that test the Doctor’s moral compass?
    — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 7 June 2024
  • He was also believed to be in possession of a moral compass.
    — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 18 Nov. 2022
  • The secretary-general is a man who has smashed any pretense of a U.N. moral compass.
    — Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2023
  • This would serve the same purpose of providing a moral compass without risking the career of the friend’s nanny.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 28 July 2023
  • He’s got a weird moral compass — perverse and strange, but nevertheless, there is a set of laws that he’s guided by.
    — Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2022
  • This system of belief, where one Black woman is valued over the other, where one is seen as the moral compass for the culture, will not save us.
    — Taylor Crumpton, Essence, 26 July 2023
  • Amid the anger and grief, activists and rabbis on different sides of the debate have urged fellow Jews to maintain a moral compass.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The heroine, who is known for her strong moral compass, has remained true to her original concept over three decades.
    — Julia MacCary, Variety, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Garcia merely thought Davis didn’t have a solid moral compass.
    — Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The only way to cultivate empathy and a moral compass in AI is to treat it with those same values intact.
    — Jessica Geltstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2023
  • It should be utilized to shed light on issues, crucial to our collective moral compass.
    — Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Golf has always been terrible at even trying to fake having a moral compass.
    — Christine Brennan, USA TODAY, 7 June 2023
  • My long-time friend Seth Berman recently spoke to my Master’s students about how companies can find and stick to their moral compass.
    — Ted Ladd, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
  • In the face of these powerful forces, Gorski, motivated by his inner moral compass, had the courage to keep throwing stones.
    — Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling, The New Republic, 28 Feb. 2023
  • His mother is the foundational pillar, part moral compass, guiding light and best friend.
    — oregonlive, 27 Oct. 2022
  • There are rich geniuses with bleeding-edge tech and functioning moral compasses, and other rich folks dying to get their hands on the former at the expense of the latter.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Give him a relentless work ethic, an addiction to risk and a moral compass that puts his own interests at its magnetic north pole.
    — Will Oremus, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Fortunately, Agent Carter and scientist Abraham Erskine have been looking for a man with a good heart and strong moral compass.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2023
  • In that way, these stories about mad scientists can serve as a moral compass to a discipline that often is seen as removed from the rest of human experience.
    — Kate Golembiewski, Discover Magazine, 3 Oct. 2022
  • His bravery, integrity and unmatched moral compass were equaled by his kindness, empathy, and wit.
    — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023
  • No person with a healthy moral compass should tolerate his destructive and divisive tongue.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2024

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