Below you will find example sentences with "moral compass". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Moral Compass in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: moral
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 9
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 19.8 words

Words in this phrase

moral compass

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • moral can mean: Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour. Frequent word
  • compass can mean: A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north). Less frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 3 start, 7 middle, 10 end
  • Sentence types: 17 statements, 2 questions, 1 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

lost its moral compass 2× a flexible moral compass 1× a stable moral compass but will 1× a strong moral compass 1× an incredible moral compass 1× changing his moral compass and making 1× defines their moral compass 1× fix its moral compass as he 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

an idolatrous belief 1× and the gmb 1× donna lee portrayed 1× during his address 1× good to see 1× gordhan failed us 1×

Common sentence endings:

his moral compass 2× its moral compass 2× a reality check 1× and his family 1× called moral compass 1× compass use it 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

lost 4× good 3× long 2× party 2× failed 2× values 2× incredible 2× idolatrous 1× belief 1× makes 1× feel 1× defines 1×

Related phrases

moral order moral code moral values

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around moral:

moral order 10× moral code 8× moral values 5×

Just before it in the phrase index:

moral code moon landing montreal mayor montreal canadiens months respectively months prior

Just after it in the phrase index:

moral order moral values moreover last morgan county morgan stanley morning routine

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

moral order moral code moral values

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "moral compass" has 2 words and usually appears near the end in these examples. The average sentence has 19.8 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as lost its moral compass, a flexible moral compass, lost, good and long stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with moral order, moral code, moral values, moral order, moral code and moral values, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with moral compass

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Whistleblowers: has Dreyfus lost his moral compass? (7 words)

You have a moral compass… use it. (7 words)

Has the U.S. lost its moral compass? (8 words)

Longer example sentences

With the moral compass firmly on its side, Israel, because of that incredible act of stupidity and cruelty by Hamas, got the go ahead to devastate an entire nation in response to the killing of 1,200 plus Jews and the taking of more than 250 hostages. (47 words)

And the GMB’s most senior woman, Barbara Plant - described by Smith as “the union’s moral compass” – is alleged to have failed to take any steps to intervene in his rise to the top job despite knowing he was in the middle of the disciplinary process. (47 words)

During his address, Pastor Ogah underscored the significance of a conscience free from the stain of sin, highlighting it as a fundamental aspect of one’s moral compass. (28 words)

Question examples

Has the U.S. lost its moral compass? (8 words)

Whistleblowers: has Dreyfus lost his moral compass? (7 words)

Exclamation examples

It seems you have lost your moral compass and need a reality check! (13 words)

Example sentences (20)

An idolatrous belief is that as long as it makes them feel good, that defines their moral compass.

But it was also a decision, critics said, that showed the party of Abraham Lincoln and Dwight Eisenhower has lost its moral compass.

Gordhan failed us as an SOE minister and as the governing party’s so-called moral compass.

Has the U.S. lost its moral compass?

He said: "Before I went to prison, I had a flexible moral compass.

His healing of Hinata and merely incapacitating Kiba reveal that Kabuto’s commitment to the medical arts controls a bit of his moral compass.

His moral compass, he said includes the values of freedom, justice and transparency “but above all the reunification of our homeland”.

It seems you have lost your moral compass and need a reality check!

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Jamie has a stable moral compass but will do anything to protect Claire and his family.

Mr Shapps suggested the BBC needs to fix its “moral compass”, as he urged it to revise its long-standing editorial position.

She is deeply mistrusting, but good-hearted and has an incredible moral compass.

The storyline in Thraxa causes Omni-Man's allegiances to shift somewhat, changing his moral compass and making Nolan a less prototypical villain.

Virginia’s moral compass for ethical and civil behaviors, empathy, and/or any of our societal values.

Whistleblowers: has Dreyfus lost his moral compass?

With the moral compass firmly on its side, Israel, because of that incredible act of stupidity and cruelty by Hamas, got the go ahead to devastate an entire nation in response to the killing of 1,200 plus Jews and the taking of more than 250 hostages.

You have a moral compass… use it.

And the GMB’s most senior woman, Barbara Plant - described by Smith as “the union’s moral compass” – is alleged to have failed to take any steps to intervene in his rise to the top job despite knowing he was in the middle of the disciplinary process.

Donna Lee, portrayed by Suesha Rana, is a diligent real-estate agent with a strong moral compass.

During his address, Pastor Ogah underscored the significance of a conscience free from the stain of sin, highlighting it as a fundamental aspect of one’s moral compass.

Good to see Israelis with a moral compass on demonstrating against the war criminal Naziyahoo.

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