moral yardstick

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A standard for judging what is right or wrong.

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Examples (10)

  • A society's laws often reflect its moral yardstick.
  • Integrity serves as a powerful moral yardstick for leadership.
  • By what moral yardstick do we judge these actions?
  • His actions failed to meet any reasonable moral yardstick.
  • Personal conscience is often the truest moral yardstick.
  • Without a clear moral yardstick, ethical decisions become difficult.
  • The novel explores the shifting moral yardstick of its characters.
  • Parents provide a foundational moral yardstick for their children.
  • Public opinion can sometimes be a flawed moral yardstick.
  • Using profit as the sole moral yardstick can lead to ethical compromises.