Wondering how to use Morally in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as virtuously or immorally.
Morally meaning
- In terms of morals or ethics.
- In keeping of requirements of morality.
- To all intents and purposes; practically.
Synonyms of Morally
Using Morally
- The main meaning on this page is: In terms of morals or ethics. | In keeping of requirements of morality. | To all intents and purposes; practically.
- Useful related words include: virtuously, immorally.
- In the example corpus, morally often appears in combinations such as: is morally, and morally, morally wrong.
Context around Morally
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 9 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Morally
- In this selection, "morally" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, thoroughly, numerous, act, wrong, sound and reprehensible stand out and add context to how "morally" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include it is morally right for and a more morally justifiable success. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "morally" sits close to words such as abusing, antibodies and bored, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with morally
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Britain would be morally and psychologically much healthier if the monarchy was simply abolished. (14 words)
Carol Vorderman: What is happening in this wonderful country of ours is morally corruptpic. (14 words)
Room 1: A thoroughly morally reprehensible being, who has willingly committed numerous morally abhorrent acts. (15 words)
In 1838, Angelina Grimké, renegade daughter of South Carolina slave owners, laid down the basics of women’s rights, in her book, Letters to Catherine Beecher: “Whatever it is morally right for a man to do, it is morally right for a woman to do. (45 words)
By Seasons 6 and 7, Lex no longer shied away from morally impermissible deeds, and his questionable decision to experiment on metahumans and alien technologies, consequences be damned, was justified by his personal quest to save the world. (38 words)
Warren (1985:104) argues that there is a difference between acting within one’s rights and acting upon the most morally sound choice, implying that sex-selective abortion might be within rights but not morally sound. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Room 1: A thoroughly morally reprehensible being, who has willingly committed numerous morally abhorrent acts.
In 1838, Angelina Grimké, renegade daughter of South Carolina slave owners, laid down the basics of women’s rights, in her book, Letters to Catherine Beecher: “Whatever it is morally right for a man to do, it is morally right for a woman to do.
It is my view that Bradley was morally wrong to have granted Miller that contract and it is also my view that Miller was just as morally deficient to have accepted it.
But in the Second Edition of Practical Ethics, he concedes that the question of why we should act morally "cannot be given an answer that will provide everyone with overwhelming reasons for acting morally".
For example, a moral nihilist would say that killing someone, for whatever reason, is neither morally right nor morally wrong.
These movements may consider the actions of political prisoners morally justified against some system of governance, may claim innocence, or have varying understandings of what types of violence are morally and ethically justified.
Thus, both the statement "Murder is morally wrong" and the statement "Murder is morally permissible" are false, according to error theory.
Warren (1985:104) argues that there is a difference between acting within one’s rights and acting upon the most morally sound choice, implying that sex-selective abortion might be within rights but not morally sound.
After listening to my songs, people should ponder whether they are doing morally right or wrong things.
After that, she was morally forced into another conflict, this time siding with the Rebellion against the Empire.
A likely stalemate is, of course, a more morally justifiable success over that of prolonged war with unending death and destruction.
And while we may find her choices morally wrong, it’s very Aquarius for Marlene to do what she believes needs to be done, regardless of how she’s judged for it.
A Queensland man who felt "morally bound" to travel to Eastern Europe and support Ukraine's fight against Russian invaders has found purpose, and love, among the rubble.
A.T.C.” was fizzy and irreverent, and markedly nonjudgmental about the women’s most outrageous choices, the new show is preoccupied with what is socially and morally acceptable.
At Lear's best, he forced us to examine our prejudices and, especially through Rob Reiner's Mike "Meathead" Stivic in "All in the Family," how you could be morally right in the wrong way.
Britain would be morally and psychologically much healthier if the monarchy was simply abolished.
Broader anti-camping measures can be politically and morally fraught, as well as logistically complicated.
But when it becomes an integral part of someone’s life to the point that they’re dependent on it, the Church believes the act and structure becomes morally unacceptable.
By Seasons 6 and 7, Lex no longer shied away from morally impermissible deeds, and his questionable decision to experiment on metahumans and alien technologies, consequences be damned, was justified by his personal quest to save the world.
Carol Vorderman: What is happening in this wonderful country of ours is morally corruptpic.
Common combinations with morally
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- is morally 25×
- and morally 20×
- morally wrong 16×
- morally and 15×
- be morally 12×
- morally right 9×
- morally bankrupt 9×
- was morally 8×
- are morally 8×
- most morally 7×